City of Tallahassee Utilities Recognized for Reliability and Leadership

July 24, 2025

This week, the City of Tallahassee Electric & Gas Utility was honored by the Florida Municipal Power Agency for delivering enhanced reliability to its customers. The City received two Florida Public Power Reliability Awards, including the Momentum Award, which recognizes the utility with the greatest percentage decrease in annual average outage duration. Additionally, the City was recognized for achieving a reduction of 10% or more in annual outage duration.

“As Florida’s fourth largest municipal electric utility, we are proud to be recognized for our reliability,” City Manager Reese Goad said. “Enhanced reliability is a result of our commitment to strategic, forward-looking investments in infrastructure and the exceptional capabilities of our highly skilled workforce. As we continue to deliver dependable electric service to Tallahassee businesses and residents today, we are simultaneously preparing for the energy demands of the future."

City of Tallahassee Electric & Gas General Manager Tony Guillen, who oversees more than 300 employees delivering essential services, was present to accept the awards. A respected leader in the public power sector, Guillen was also elected Vice President of the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) Board of Directors. FMEA represents 33 public power communities across Florida, serving more than 4 million residential and business customers statewide.

“It is a great honor to represent the City of Tallahassee and serve FMEA, an organization that does so much to support public power communities across the state,” said Guillen. “I’m proud to serve alongside an exceptional group of leaders and to help continue to steer Florida’s public power utilities toward further innovation, sustainability and reliability.”

Reliable electricity is essential to the strength and stability of a community. The City’s Electric & Gas Utility enriches the quality of life in Tallahassee by providing reliable public power to homes, businesses, schools and essential services, enabling daily life to run smoothly and safely. The City is a robust organization with a workforce of more than 4,000 dedicated employees and the largest single provider of municipal services in our community, including police, fire, public transportation, electric, gas, water, parks and more. You can learn more about City services by visiting Talgov.com.