Manatee County Utilities


 
 Energy
Electricity
Major Supplier:  FPL
u Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in Florida and one of the largest rate-regulated utilities in the United States. FPL serves approximately 4.5 million customer accounts in Florida and is a leading employer in the state with more than 10,000 employees. The company consistently outperforms national averages for service reliability while customer bills are below the national average. A clean energy leader, FPL has one of the lowest emissions profiles and one of the leading energy efficiency programs among utilities nationwide. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Fla.-based NextEra Energy, Inc.
Commercial Rate Information & Other Information
u FPL Rates, Rules & Regulations
u Power Monitoring
u Lighting Incentives
u Energy Advisor
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                                   Source: www.fpl.com
Other Supplier: Peace River Electric Cooperative
Peace River Electric Cooperative, Inc., also referred to as PRECO, is a fast growing electric distribution cooperative providing service in ten Florida counties: Brevard, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Manatee, Osceola, Polk and Sarasota. 
PRECO provides electric service to residential, business and light industrial and has a broad service area from residences within 30 miles of the Atlantic Ocean, to homes on the Gulf of Mexico. PRECO's headquarters are in south central Florida in the town of Wauchula and district offices are located at Bradenton in Manatee County and Indian Lake Estates in Polk County.
Source: Preco.org
Natural Gas
Major Supplier: People's Gas System, Inc.
Since 1895, Peoples Gas has provided Florida’s citizens and businesses with reliable, economical energy services. As the state’s leading natural gas provider, Peoples Gas has offices in every major metropolitan area to serve more than 330,000 commercial, industrial and residential customers.
Energy Conservation Rebates for Business Customers
Peoples Gas provides cash allowances to help defray some of the costs associated with replacing electric appliances with natural gas appliances.  Also to commercial customers who install natural gas-fired space conditioning equipment.  Request a rebate
Commercial-Industrial Contact for Manatee County
Natural Gas Links
Get Gas FL
American Gas Association
Southern Gas Association
Florida Natural Gas Association
Florida Energy Office
United States Department of Energy
NaturalGas.org
Source: www.peoplesgas.com
Other supplier
FPL provides gas commodity commercial gas sales to commercial customers.   FPL
Source: www.fpl.com
 Water/Waste
Manatee County Public Works Department City of Palmetto Public Works Department
City of Bradenton Public Works Department    
 Telecommunications
Leading-Edge Telecommunications Technology is Available Throughout the Tampa Bay Area.  Capabilities include:
u Business Class Fast Ethernet Access
u Bandwidth options from 2Mbps to 1Gbps ethernet
u Business Class Virtual Private Network
u Fully-managed Layer 3/IP Router Services
u VPN Encryption or Multi-Point VPN
u VPN Monitoring
u Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Setup and Maintenance
u Network Address Translation (NAT) Setup and Maintenance
u Pro Active Network Monitoring
u Redundant Fiber/Geo-Diverse Path Capacity
u Managed Network Security Services
u Redundant ATM/Ethernet Interface Available
u Wireless Access Solutions
u WiFi Hotspot
Source: Bright House Networks