Gainesville Regional Utilities
Municipal electric utility · Florida · #221 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #6909
Gainesville Regional Utilities is a municipal electric utility serving 104,731 customers in Florida. In 2025 it sold 1,876 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $285.26M in revenue, an average realized rate of 15.21¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 14.72¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 93,214 | 892 | $131.33M | 14.72¢ | |
| Commercial | 11,503 | 795 | $130.26M | 16.38¢ | |
| Industrial | 14 | 189 | $23.67M | 12.55¢ | |
| Total | 104,731 | 1,876 | $285.26M | 15.21¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (798 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101,116 | 1,790 | $241.93M | 13.26¢ |
| 2022 | 101,050 | 1,797 | $321.92M | 17.69¢ |
| 2023 | 103,864 | 1,812 | $314.12M | 16.99¢ |
| 2024 | 104,509 | 1,836 | $280.64M | 14.87¢ |
| 2025 | 104,731 | 1,876 | $285.26M | 14.72¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 37 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.77 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 48 minutes
As reported for Florida under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 1,840 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 196 GWh
Winter peak demand: 350 MW
Energy losses: 1.8% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.9% of 104,731 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 1,732 installations, 24.5 MW of capacity
Counties served
Alachua, FL
Other large utilities in Florida
- Florida Power & Light Co - 6,013,740 customers, residential 14.62¢
- Duke Energy Florida, LLC - 2,037,985 customers, residential 18.36¢
- Tampa Electric Co - 861,413 customers, residential 17.32¢
- JEA - 540,950 customers, residential 13.84¢
- Orlando Utilities Comm - 288,492 customers, residential 13.22¢
- Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) - 267,019 customers, residential 14.20¢
- Sumter Electric Coop, Inc - 264,730 customers, residential 14.98¢
- Withlacoochee River Elec Coop - 255,506 customers, residential 13.70¢
All Florida utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #6909 in the EIA frame.