Manatee County Utilities


 
 Energy
Electricity
Major Supplier:  FPL
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FPL is the largest investor-owned electric utility in Florida, serving approximately 4.5 million customer accounts. It is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States and ranks No. 1 among electric utilities nationwide in energy-efficiency programs.
Commercial Rate Information & Other Information
u FPL Rates, Rules & Regulations
u Power Monitoring
u Lighting Incentives
u Energy Advisor
                                   Source: www.fpl.com, November 2009
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, November 2009
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, November 2009
Other supplier
FPL provides gas commodity commercial gas sales to commercial customers.   FPL
Source: www.fpl.com, November 2009
 Water/Waste
Water Services
Service Provider Maximum Capacity Peak Daily Use System Utilization
Manatee County Public Works 84.0 mgd 61.81 mgd 74%
Bradenton Public Works 12.0 mgd 6.5 mgd 54%
Palmetto Public Works 2.4 mgd 1.265 mgd 53%
Water Rates
Service Provider Base Charge Price per 1000 gals. Method of Acq. Water
Manatee County Public Works by Meter Size $1.69 (1st 6,000 gallons) metered; next 9,000 gl. Rate is $2.11/thousand; next 5,000 gal rate is $5.02/thousand, over 20,000 gal rate is $7.53/thousand (residential only)
Bradenton Public Works 8.44 (3/4" meter)  varies by meter size $1.60 metered/after 3,000 gal. rate is 2.57/1000
Palmetto Public Works *$14.47  $3.07 *base charge includes 3,000 gal. of water & sanitary sewer usage
Waste Water Service
Service Provider Max. Capacity System Utiliz. Average cost/1000 gals.
Manatee County Public Works
Southwest Plant 22.0 mgd 51% $4.08 for 85% of water usage
Southeast Plant 11.0 mgd 44%  
North Plant 7.5 mgd 63%  
Bradenton Public Works 7.5 mgd 75% $1.38 1st 3,000
$3.05 after 3,000  plus base charge of $13.40/ mo. For 3/4" meter
Palmetto Public Works 2.4 mgd 50% $1.30
Solid Waste
  Major Supplier Manatee County Landfill
  Acres 330
  Dollars per ton $23 per ton
  Tons remaining capacity 7,979,678
  Waste type accepted Asphalt, Concrete, or Cement, C&D, Cont Soil, MSW, Non-Friable Asbestos, Scrap Metals, Sludge, Tires (Auto), Waste Carpet Material, White Goods & Bulky Wastes, Yard Waste
Source:  Public Works Departments of Manatee County, City of Bradenton, City of Palmetto, Nov. 2009
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