RESIDENTIAL RATES BASED ON 1,000 kWh
Current Effective October 1, 2009
Base Rate* $58.49 $59.55
*Includes Environmental Compliance Charge
Fuel Charge $54.75 $54.25
TOTAL: $113.24 $113.80
The City Commission also voted to adjust the environmental charge to better reflect the true cost of federal and state clean air compliance mandates. This charge consists of all plans made by the utility to meet environmental compliance. It includes projects such as environmental permitting and lower emission initiatives. The environmental compliance charge increased
from $1.67 to $2.71 and is included in all base charges. With a decrease in the fuel charge and the adjustment to the environmental compliance
charge, Lakeland Electric rates will be ranked 3rd lowest out of the 37 utilities serving Florida residential customers and the lowest ranked in Florida for large commercial customers.
Lakeland Electric bills are broken out for customer convenience to show the base charge and the fuel charge. The fuel charge on a utility bill is exactly that, the actual costs for fuel used to generate the amount of electricity used within your residence. Most utilities subscribe to the same billing practice and break out the base rate and the fuel charge for their customers. There
is no mark‐up in fuel. In fact, fuel is a straight pass‐through to customers.