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Wood Resource Recovery’s lawyers say the 2015 lawsuit and last week's bankruptcy filing are connected.

Mayoral candidate Lauren Poe and City Commission District 4 candidate Adrian Hayes-Santos won the Gainesville Citizens for Active Transportation’s (GCAT) endorsement over Donald Shepherd and Jim Konish, respectively, at the GCAT candidate forum Wednesday evening.

After receiving a $5 million grant from the USDA and the Department of Energy, a group of UF researchers are one step closer to turning an African crop into energy.

The Gainesville City Commission voted to accept the city auditor's report on the financial discrepancies between GRU and Gainesville Renewable Energy Center. GRU customers will continue to pay at the high rates until the conflict is resolved.

Members of local congregations hosted a public meeting with Mayor Ed Braddy Thursday night to voice concerns about increasing GRU rates. Braddy committed to finding a solution to residents' concerns.

Gainesville City Commission elections are Tuesday, and WUFT News has interviewed candidates to help voters make informed decisions. The candidates on Tuesday's ballot shared their reasons for running and visions for the city of Gainesville.

Gainesville residents using less energy means generating less money for Gainesville services such as police and parks. To offset the loss, the average bill for a GRU customer increased about $6 in October, resulting in the second highest ranked residential bill in the state.

Gainesville Regional Utilities will be audited by a third party to investigate a 30-year contract between the company and the owners of a biomass plant.

Gainesville residents and businesses can expect increased energy costs starting Wednesday. The increase comes despite Gainesville Regional Utility lowering its base rates and cutting fixed costs.

GRU and area agencies are discontinuing the special hotline for complaints about noise from the biomass plant.