The relentless cold snaps in January and February will have a lasting effect in the spring, in the form of higher fuel rates for Lakeland Electric customers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As below freezing temperatures have Lakeland residents cranking up the heat, utility companies are urging conservative measures to ...

(TNS) — Lakeland Electric's system of assessing storm damage has made the leap from handwritten notes into the 21st century. Korey Bush, LE's chief electric system operator, said the city-owned ...

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LAKELAND, Fla. — Lakeland Electric customers will see higher fuel charges starting April 1, after a late-January cold snap sent natural gas prices soaring and drained millions from the utility’s ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Lakeland Electric said in its Sunday update that 7,300 customers are still without power, but 88 percent of storm-related outages are now restored from Hurricane Ian. The utility ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Lakeland Electric customers will see higher bills starting next month. The Lakeland City Commission voted Tuesday to increase the fuel charge for its customers. According to ...

LAKELAND — Lakeland Electric customer bills are about to undergo a colorful change before the summer. David Kus, LE’s assistant general manager, gave the city’s utility commission its first glimpse ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A Lakeland Electric spokesperson said it is the first utility in the country to try to create a new kind of clean energy using liquid nitrogen. “It takes the heat from the sun ...