rapi� change
Providing Power to Other Communities Thanks to a diverse and ample generation
from the Bennett substation and utilizing an
portfolio, OUC began delivering power to the cities
existing manhole and duct-line system through
of Winter Park and Lake Worth on January 1, 2014.
Baldwin Park.
OUC delivered up to 35 MWs to Lake Worth (about 180 miles southeast of Stanton) for three years with an option for two one-
The agreement was the culmination of a cooperative effort between OUC’s Electric & Water Production and Delivery
year extensions. That was in addition
teams, who provided Winter Park
to existing agreements with Bartow
with an innovative solution to a
and Vero Beach, which went up to
portion of its power supply needs.
149 MW.
After Winter Park City Commission
OUC also finalized a six-year Power
approved the agreement in August
Electric Production and Delivery Work Together to Diversify Fuel Supply
Supply Agreement, valued at $30.7
2013, OUC engineers and linemen
Leveraging the strengths of both Electric
million, and a 20-year Interconnection
got to work on underground and
Production and Electric Distribution, OUC
Agreement to deliver 20 MW to neighboring
overhead lines at the same time, completing both
continued to diversify its portfolio in 2014.
Winter Park. That collaboration was made possible
portions in 16 weeks. The permanent cutover to
OUC agreed to a 9-MW landfill gas-to-energy
by accessing a direct distribution connection to the
OUC’s feeder off Lakemont Avenue took place on
project with Shaw Environmental’s J.E.D. Solid
OUC grid, via two distribution feeders extending
December 31, 2013.
Waste Management Facility in Osceola County that could grow to 25 MW over the life of the project. To connect to this new resource, OUC began building a direct electric distribution line between the landfill and the St. Cloud substation 18 miles away. This was, by far, the longest feeder line in OUC’s distribution system. Combined with a successful landfill gas partnership with Orange County, OUC received up to 22 MW of landfill power from gas at SEC, one of the largest amounts in the state. In addition to landfill gas, SEC’s energy portfolio included natural gas, coal and solar — making it one of the most diverse generation sites in Florida.
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