Public Power Advantage KEYS is a municipal utility with a long-standing community focus and RP3 recognition, presenting an opportunity to position services that enhance reliability, customer engagement, and energy resilience for a publicly trusted utility.

Reliability and Resilience The utility relies on mainland power with local generation only for emergency backup, suggesting demand for modernization, redundancy improvements, distributed energy resources, and storm/event hardening solutions to boost grid resilience.

Cyber and Tech Enablement Recent activities include hosting the Keys Cyber Games and partnerships with Nextgen Technologies and Cyber Florida, indicating openness to advanced cybersecurity, OT/ICS protection, and smart grid technology offerings.

Energy Efficiency Leadership Keying into its GREEN initiatives and energy conservation calendars, KEYS serves a conservation-minded constituency, signaling potential for demand-side management programs, energy efficiency incentives, and performance-based load management services.

Strategic Partnerships As a member of the Florida Municipal Power Agency and a recognized community partner, KEYS presents opportunities for scalable, shared-services solutions, procurement efficiencies, and collaborative funding models for infrastructure upgrades.