Gainesville Regional Utilities electricity rates in Florida, 2025
Gainesville Regional Utilities’s 93,214 residential customers paid an average of 14.72¢ per kWh in 2025, 3% below the Florida average of 15.21¢. The typical home used 798 kWh a month, for an average bill of $117.
- 14.72¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)−0.15¢ (-1.0%) vs 2024
- $117Avg monthly billFlorida: $168
- 798 kWhAvg monthly useFlorida: 1,103 kWh
- 93,214Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 93,214 | 892,097 | $131,327,900 | 14.72¢ | 14.87¢ | −0.15¢ (-1.0%) |
| Commercial | 11,503 | 795,355 | $130,263,700 | 16.38¢ | 16.32¢ | +0.05¢ (+0.3%) |
| Industrial | 14 | 188,582 | $23,665,400 | 12.55¢ | 12.73¢ | −0.18¢ (-1.4%) |
| All sectors | 104,731 | 1,876,034 | $285,257,000 | 15.21¢ | 15.29¢ | −0.08¢ (-0.5%) |
How Gainesville Regional Utilities compares
- Florida residential average, 2025: 15.21¢ per kWh, 1,103 kWh a month, $168 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 36 full-service utilities in Florida with at least 1,000 residential customers, Gainesville Regional Utilities ranks 23 of 36 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Florida homes paid 14.99¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 15.33¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average fell 1.0%; the state average rose 7.6%.
- Gainesville Regional Utilities is a municipal utility, owned by the local government; the city council or utility board sets rates. Balancing authority: GVL.
Where Gainesville Regional Utilities serves
EIA lists 1 Florida county in its 2025 service territory: Alachua.
15 ZIP codes are matched to Gainesville Regional Utilities in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 32601, 32602, 32603, 32604, 32605, 32606, 32607, 32608, 32609, 32610, 32611, 32612, 32627, 32641, 32653. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Florida full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc | 14.04¢ | $169 | 59,407 |
| Lee County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) | 14.20¢ | $167 | 236,578 |
| Florida Power & Light Co | 14.62¢ | $162 | 5,337,118 |
| Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc | 14.89¢ | $178 | 21,703 |
| Sumter Electric Coop, Inc | 14.98¢ | $151 | 240,241 |
| Utility Board of the City of Key West, F | 15.07¢ | $178 | 27,460 |
| Central Florida Elec Coop, Inc | 15.23¢ | $160 | 32,972 |
| Talquin Electric Coop, Inc | 15.24¢ | $174 | 54,454 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.