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Thanks to lower prices in the natural gas market, residential GRU customers will soon be saving two to three dollars each month on their electric bills.
Read More »Gainesville Residents Will Get A Small Break On Their Electric Bill
Duke Energy Set To Start On New Crystal River Plant
The plant will replace two 1960s-era coal-fired plants and will start putting out energy to customers in 2018.
Read More »Regional Transit System Discusses Options for Going Green
A 30-year plan by RTS is hoping to save $13,000 per bus. Their plan is to switch to compressed natural gas, or CNG.
Read More »Q & A: Gainesville Commission Candidate Jim Konish
Jim Konish is running for District IV City Commissioner. Konish sat down with WUFT to answer some questions.
Read More »GRU Energy Surveys Could Help Chop Utility Bills
Free home energy surveys conducted by GRU could help local residents cut electric bills, especially during the cold weather season when bills are high.
Read More »Alachua County Wants to Preemptively Ban Fracking, Even If the State Later Bans That Ban
Will natural gas fracking ever come to Florida the way it has in other areas across the country? Maybe, maybe not.
Read More »Gainesville Regional Utilities Customers Pay More To Use Less
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.
Read More »GRU Rates Rise Despite Cost Cuts
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.
Read More »Two People Die in Levy County Home Fire
Local law enforcement and the State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating a mobile home fire that occurred in Levy County early Wednesday morning. Lt. Scott Tummond of Levy County Sheriff’s Office said the Bronson Fire Department responded to calls at 2:15 am at NE 105th Ave in unincorporated Levy County. …
Read More »Group Investigating If GRU May Have Overcharged You $33 In Last Three Years
A program of the state attorney general's office is investigating whether GRU, the city and the county may be inappropriately taxing a portion of utility bills each month, upwards of $2.7 million in taxes over the last three years.
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