First, a shout out to Embarq, who is in the process of framing out a new facade for their building in downtown Kissimmee. That side of the downtown strip is cleaning up nicely...thanks for participating.
The Orlando Sentinel had a story on electric utility growth today. KUA is predicting a 3.8 percent average annual growth in their transmission network over the next five years. OUC said their annual growth is around 2 percent, except in the St. Cloud area, where it's approaching 6 percent. Electrical utilities are in the business of selling power, and they don't want to end up short (can you say 'California rolling blackouts'?), so we think their modeling is going to be pretty good. Hopefully other entities that are concerned with growth are taking note of those numbers. The numbers of what causes electrical demand are interesting as well...a hospital can consume the power of 5,100 homes, so it wouldn't take too many large corporate environments to continue to drive demand, even if housing slows down in the short term.
Oh, and we didn't downsize the puppets. They're just enjoying an off-peak vacation week.
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Here are some additional numbers that didn't make the Sentinel article... KUA is forecasting an 18 percent increase in customer growth over the next five years and a 19 percent increase in energy sales.
Maybe we need to see if we can find a way to come up with a dedicated funding source for the Puppet Theatre productions? If they can use gas tax money for fountains instead of fixing roads, we should be able to find something for the only thing that seems to calm the insanity that some call local government. Just remember, that "Government Works!"
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