A long-sought project to widen State Road 33 and rebuild its obsolete 60-year-old interchange with I-4 has had a side effect of convincing Lakeland Electric it’s time to get out of the pipeline ownership business.
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Lakeland Electric Chief Joel Ivy Is Leaving to Lead a Texas Utility
Joel Ivy, who has been Lakeland Electric’s top administrator for nine years, is leaving Lakeland in April for a job in his home state of Texas, the city of Lakeland announced today.
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26 Layoffs Expected As Lakeland Electric Completes Plant Shutdown
At the end of the five-month transition period after Lakeland Electric’s coal-driven McIntosh 3 power plant was taken offline, 26 employees are slated to be laid off Sept. 4, The Ledger reports. Initially, 60 were told they would be laid off when the utility announced it would shut the plant earlier than the previous 2024 […]
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LAKELAND ELECTRIC: Your power bill’s fuel cost has been reduced to a historic low, but officials warn the new rate can’t last long | It may soon be possible to buy blocks of solar power from the city utility. RECYCLING: Bins were placed at Joker Marchant soon after a newspaper letter writer recommended them. Source: The […]
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Federal Bill Boosts Chances for Lakeland’s Fifth Solar Power Farm
Source: The Ledger
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Lakeland Electric Reduces Fuel Charge and Expects More Declines in 2016
Source: The Ledger
Posted inCity Hall, Consumer
Lakeland Electric Announcement Hints at Discount-for-Conservation Rates
Lakeland Electric’s announcement of new rates for solar power users hinted at steps the utility is taking to give customers more control over their electricity bills.