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Gainesville's utility is not going green fast enough for the city's Utility Advisory Board members.
Read More »Gainesville Utility Advisory Board Wants To See A Cleaner 2022 Energy Plan For GRU
Utilities Suspending Service Disconnection, Waiving Late Fees During Pandemic
Gainesville Regional Utilities and Cox Communications are suspending service disconnection for nonpayment and waiving late fees in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »What You Need To Know About Coronavirus In Florida
Misinformation can spark fear and hysteria. We're here to help. We'll update this page with emerging information from reliable sources to answer all of your questions about coronavirus.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Looks At Cutting GRU Fund Transfer While Increasing Utility Rates Or Property Taxes
Possible changes to Gainesville electric bills may be coming in October.
Read More »Gainesville Officials Lay Out Vision For Improved Future In Annual State Of The City Address
Mayor Lauren Poe and city officials highlighted 2017 and laid out their vision for Gainesville to become a new kind of city.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Approves $750M Biomass Plant Purchase
The Gainesville City Commission on Thursday night voted 5-2 in favor of Gainesville Regional Utilities’ $750 million purchase of the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC).
Read More »Live Stream: Public Forum On GRU’s Purchase Of GREC
Watch the live stream of a public forum hosted by WUFT and the Gainesville Sun to discuss the ongoing negotiations between GRU and GREC.
Read More »WUFT, Gainesville Sun And Bob Graham Center To Host Public Forum On GRU’s Purchase Of GREC
The Gainesville Sun, WUFT and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service will host a public program at 6 p.m. on June 13 in the Pugh Hall Ocora that will examine the ongoing negotiations between Gainesville Regional Utilities and the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center.
Read More »$750M Biomass Purchase A ‘Win-Win,’ GRU Manager Tells County
Gainesville Regional Utilities General Manager Ed Bielarski made his case to the Alachua County commission Tuesday night for GRU's $750 million purchase of the biomass plant in the city, saying that the purchase will result in utility-rate reductions of 8 to 10 percent for GRU customers.
Read More »GRU Disputes Annual Payments To GREC
GRU disputes annual payments to GREC, which could lead to renegotiation of the 30-year contract.
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