AABE Florida Chapter
American Association of Blacks in Energy
Welcome to the Florida Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE),  a premier business organization for energy professionals in the state of Florida.

Members are professionals within the Energy industry for the Florida region.  This includes employees of energy providers such as Duke Energy, Florida Power and Light (FPL) / NextEra Energy, Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), JEA, OUC, Renaissance Global Energy, Sumter Electric (SECO), Tampa Electric Company (TECO).   We want to increase our membership body to include employees from all Utility and Energy providers in Florida.  AABE Florida also has a rich cadre of entrepreneurs, technical and engineering professionals, municipalities, and energy service providers.  

AABE Florida's mission is directly connected to the pulse of the Energy business in Florida and shares common goals with AABE National, including

»   To serve as a resource for policy discussion of the economic, social and political impact of environmental and energy policies on African Americans and other minorities
»   To ensure involvement of African Americans in governmental energy policymaking by recommending capable sensitive and informed personnel to appropriate officials
»   To encourage both the public and private sectors to be responsive to the problems, goals and aspirations of African Americans in energy-related fields
»   To encourage African American students to pursue careers in energy-related fields and to provide scholarships and other financial aid for such students 

Membership is open to all professionals that share similar interests.  We hold quarterly general membership meetings that are held in different cities throughout the state of Florida.  Our primary Scholarship Fundraiser is a Golf Tournament that is held in Orlando in late Fall each year.  We invite you to join our network to further our mission of energy policy awareness and education.