KUA owns, operates and manages the municipal electric system established by the City of Kissimmee in 1901. Compared to the other municipally-owned electric utilities, KUA is the 6th largest utility in Florida. KUA’s 289 employees serve approximately 58,000 customers in Kissimmee and surrounding areas.
KUA owns and operates the Roy E. Hansel Generating Station and the Cane Island Power Park and has ownership interests in Orlando Utilities Commission's (OUC) Curtis H. Stanton Energy Center coal-fired Units 1 & 2 and Indian River Combustion Turbine Units A and B; Florida Power Corporation's (FPC) Crystal River Nuclear Unit No. 3; and Florida Power & Light Company's (FPL) St. Lucie Nuclear Unit No. 2. KUA's total generating capacity is 305 megawatts (MW).
The governing body of KUA consists of six members. The Mayor of Kissimmee is a non-voting Ex-Officio member. The 5 voting members are nominated by the Board and ratified by the City Commission.