Who runs the utilities in Florida?
Florida has 10,405,788 residential customers, EIA-861 2024 sales file (100% of EIA's count). Investor-owned 75.1%. Municipal 13.2%. Cooperative 11.7%. Florida ranks 29th of 51 states, investor-owned.
Florida homes by utility type
Florida: customers by type, %
- 75.1Investor-owned
- 13.2Municipal
- 11.7Cooperative
| Florida type | Utilities | Customers | Share | Price ¢/kWh | Gap ¢ (%) | kWh/mo | Nonmetro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor-owned | 4 | 7,812,184 | 75.1% | 14.44 | not shown | 1,105 | 27% |
| Municipal | 33 | 1,373,930 | 13.2% | 13.07 | -1.37 (-9%) | 1,038 | 2% |
| Cooperative | 16 | 1,219,674 | 11.7% | 13.34 | -1.10 (-8%) | 1,155 | 24% |
Florida prices by utility type
municipal utilities average 13.1 cents, 1.4 cents (9%) below investor-owned at 14.4; cooperatives average 13.3 cents, 1.1 cents (8%) below investor-owned at 14.4.
Florida gaps mix cost and customer mix; method.
Florida: which utilities set the averages
Investor-owned at 14.4 cents and municipal utilities at 13.1 are the widest pair in Florida, 1.4 cents (10%).
Investor-owned: Florida Power & Light Co holds 67% of priced customers at 13.7 cents, group average 14.4. Among 4 with 5,000+ customers, Florida Power & Light Co charges 13.7 and Florida Public Utilities Co 18.0, 4.3 cents apart.
Municipal: JEA holds 34% of priced customers at 12.4 cents, group average 13.1. Among 16 with 5,000+ customers, City of Bartow charges 10.8 and Orlando Utilities Comm 15.2, 4.4 cents apart.
Cooperative: Lee County Electric Coop, Inc holds 19% of priced customers at 13.5 cents, group average 13.3. Among 16 with 5,000+ customers, Peace River Electric Coop, Inc charges 12.3 and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) 17.6, 5.3 cents apart.
Florida territory, rural or urban
Florida has 67 counties, 33% of them nonmetro in USDA's 2023 codes. Customer-weighted: investor-owned territory is 27% nonmetro; municipal territory is 2% nonmetro; cooperative territory is 24% nonmetro.
Florida: largest utilities
| Florida Power & Light Co | Investor-owned | 5,236,277 | 13.71 | 1,129 | 30% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Investor-owned | 1,793,067 | 16.63 | 1,024 | 28% |
| Tampa Electric Co | Investor-owned | 757,280 | 14.67 | 1,130 | 0% |
| JEA | Municipal | 470,564 | 12.43 | 1,066 | 0% |
| Orlando Utilities Comm | Municipal | 248,683 | 15.24 | 984 | 0% |
| Lee County Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 231,142 | 13.54 | 1,177 | 33% |
| Withlacoochee River Elec Coop | Cooperative | 229,375 | 12.35 | 1,224 | 0% |
| Sumter Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 228,855 | 13.09 | 1,022 | 0% |
| Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc | Cooperative | 171,179 | 13.09 | 1,215 | 33% |
| City of Lakeland | Municipal | 121,604 | 11.40 | 1,175 | 0% |
| City of Tallahassee | Municipal | 106,946 | 13.60 | 927 | 0% |
| Gainesville Regional Utilities | Municipal | 92,968 | 14.87 | 780 | 0% |
| Kissimmee Utility Authority | Municipal | 79,281 | 13.22 | 1,124 | 0% |
| Peace River Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 57,589 | 12.35 | 1,179 | 20% |
| Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 57,070 | 13.23 | 1,212 | 25% |
| Talquin Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 53,881 | 14.85 | 1,126 | 25% |
| City of Ocala | Municipal | 45,171 | 12.11 | 1,043 | 0% |
| Central Florida Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 32,771 | 13.62 | 1,048 | 33% |
| Beaches Energy Services | Municipal | 30,358 | 12.38 | 1,216 | 0% |
| Florida Keys El Coop Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 28,815 | 12.94 | 1,342 | 100% |
| New Smyrna Beach City of | Municipal | 27,879 | 10.92 | 954 | 0% |
| Utility Board of the City of Key West, F | Municipal | 27,264 | 14.03 | 1,207 | 100% |
| West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 26,357 | 16.36 | 1,072 | 75% |
| City of Homestead | Municipal | 26,052 | 12.29 | 1,294 | 0% |
| Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 25,934 | 15.00 | 1,106 | 100% |
| Florida Public Utilities Co | Investor-owned | 25,560 | 18.01 | 1,013 | 75% |
| City of Leesburg | Municipal | 24,482 | 12.93 | 967 | 0% |
| City of Lake Worth Beach | Municipal | 24,475 | 12.60 | 1,028 | 0% |
| Fort Pierce Utilities Authority | Municipal | 24,444 | 12.62 | 874 | 0% |
| Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 21,220 | 14.67 | 1,193 | 50% |
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Florida next to its neighbors
Florida: municipal -9%, cooperative -8% against investor-owned. Gaps are within each state.
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Similar investor-owned share: Oregon 77%, Louisiana 76%, Montana 73%, Wyoming 71%
Sources
Florida: EIA-861 (2024), USDA RUCC (2023); retrieval dates, checksums.
Questions
Which utility type serves most Florida homes?
Investor-owned utilities, 75.1% of 10,405,788 customers.
Do Florida co-ops or municipal utilities charge less?
Municipal utilities averaged 13.1 cents per kWh against 14.4 for investor-owned (-9%). Cooperatives averaged 13.3 cents per kWh against 14.4 for investor-owned (-8%).
How many utilities does Florida have?
EIA-861 (2024) lists 53; residential sales are reported by 37.
Can Florida customers pick their utility?
No; Florida shows almost no energy-only supply and the address sets the utility.