OUC's five-member governing board, known as the Commission, is responsible for setting the utility's rates and operating policies. All Commissioners, with the exception of the Mayor of Orlando (an ex officio member), can serve up to two consecutive four-year terms. They serve without compensation.
Meetings of the Orlando Utilities Commission are normally held on the second Tuesday of the month at 2 pm in the Commission Chambers on the seventh floor of Reliable Plaza at 100 W. Anderson St. in downtown Orlando.
The Commission Agenda is published prior to each regularly scheduled Commission Meeting. Please note that agendas published here are draft versions and may change as needed before the actual Commission Meeting.
2012: Jan | March | Apr 2011: Jan | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Oct | Nov | Dec 2010: Jan | Jan 27 | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Oct | Nov | Dec 2009: Jan | March | April | May | June | July | Aug | Oct | Dec 2008: Feb | April | May | June | Jul | Aug | Oct | Nov | Dec 2007: Jan | March | April | May | Jul | Aug | Oct | Nov | Dec
2012: Jan | March | Apr 2011: Jan | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec 2010: Jan | March | April | May | June | July | Aug | Oct | Nov 2009: Jan | March | April | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Oct | Dec 2008: Feb | Apr | June | Aug | Oct| Nov | Dec 2007: April | May | July | Aug | Oct | Nov | Dec
January 31 February - no meeting March 13 April 10 May 8 June 12 July 10 August 21 September - No meeting October 9 November 13 December 11
Meeting dates are subject to change.
"To plan for the future, you need to understand the past” is a philosophy that OUC has lived by throughout its 88-year history. History tends to repeat itself, and previous generations struggled with many of the same issues we find ourselves dealing with today — including a slowing economy, the need for diverse generation, growing regulation and limited water supply.
From OUC’s beginning in 1923 to the present day, we have remained committed to three key tenets: affordability, reliability and environmental stewardship. These three areas serve as guideposts, as we chart a course for the future, allowing us to focus our efforts on ensuring the highest level of service and value to our customers both in good economic times and bad.
As a result of this focus, The Road Ahead is bright for OUC. Aided by our financial strength, an ability to hold the line on expenses and an Orlando-area economy showing positive signs of growth, OUC was able to finish 2011 ahead of budget and without having to raise electric or water rates for customers.
OUC successfully navigated the twists and turns of a stalled economy by taking advantage of our financial stability and keeping an eye on the bottom line. Our financial ratios continue to be strong, and our debt service coverage is better today than during significant growth years.
Central Florida has benefited tremendously from efforts to diversify our economy. After September 11, the community pursued medical- and research- related businesses to relocate to our area. As a result, a Medical City cluster was established in east Orlando, attracting organizations such as the Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute and the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. In 2012, three new facilities will open including the VA Medical Center, Nemours Children’s Hospital and the University of Florida Research and Academic Center.
Affordability is a core tenet for OUC, and nothing impacts bills more than fuel costs. Having a diverse generation portfolio provides the flexibility to move with the market and take advantage of changing fuel prices.
OUC took steps this year to diversify our generation further by adding renewable resources including solar and landfill gas. We welcomed the Stanton Solar Farm to our clean generation portfolio. The 5.9-megawatt solar installation can produce enough electricity to power 600 homes and will afford us the opportunity to learn how a large-scale project impacts our distribution system. OUC also added 25 megawatts of landfill gas capacity.
Reliability is at the core of OUC operations and in 2011, we lived up to our name — The Reliable One. We once again led the state in key performance indicators related to power restoration and continue to look for ways to improve the service we provide our customers.
Always mindful of our responsibility to be good environmental stewards, OUC took steps this year to stay ahead of the compliance curve by creating a new Legislative and Regulatory Compliance area dedicated to managing all legislative, regulatory and compliance activities at the Federal and State levels.
Doing the right thing has always been important to OUC, and it’s the reason why we are focused on not only the supply side of environmental stewardship, but on customer demand, as well. From energy and water conservation programs to solar panels on light poles to installing electric vehicle charging stations throughout our service area, OUC is leading the way when it comes to sustainability.
With technology changing at an exponential rate, so are the expectations of our customers. As a result, OUC has begun efforts to increase our focus on the overall customer experience. From paying bills to reporting an outage; we want to make things as easy as possible for our customers.
The Road Ahead is looking brighter, but it will still require a team of exceptional employees to maneuver around the bumps along the way. We are confident that OUC has the strength and wherewithal to deal with whatever comes our way.
At OUC we are looking forward, while keeping the past in our rearview mirror.