Territory and usage

Scale and consumption

City of Lakeland - (FL) reported 121.6K residential customers, ranking 10th of 41 utilities in Florida by customers served and covering 1.2% of the state's reported residential customers.

Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 14,097 kWh per customer per year - +4.5% against the Florida median of 13,490 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $1,607.

State peers

Utilities reporting alongside this city system in Florida

All 41 utilities reporting bundled residential service in Florida, largest first, with City of Lakeland - (FL) marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.

For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in Florida.

Rate comparison

City rate against the state field

Ranked by price against the 41 utilities reporting residential rates in Florida, City of Lakeland - (FL) comes 4th of 41. The state's range runs from Tesla Inc. at 4.71¢ to Sunnova at 21.36¢, so where a household sits inside Florida depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.

Against the 16 other municipal utilities reporting in Florida, whose customer-weighted average is 13.32¢, City of Lakeland - (FL) is below its own ownership class within the state (-14.4%).

Price distribution in the state

Ownership class peers

Municipal utilities with similar residential prices

Beyond Florida, these indexable municipal utilities report the closest residential averages to City of Lakeland - (FL) in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.

FAQ

Common questions about City of Lakeland - (FL) rates

How much does City of Lakeland - (FL) charge per kWh?

City of Lakeland - (FL) reported an average residential price of 11.40¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.

Is City of Lakeland - (FL) expensive compared with the rest of Florida?

Its average residential price is below the Florida customer-weighted average of 14.19¢ per kWh, a difference of -19.7%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 41 utilities reporting residential service in Florida.

What is the average electricity bill for City of Lakeland - (FL) customers?

Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 14,097 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,607 a year, or about $134 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.

Who owns City of Lakeland - (FL)?

EIA classifies City of Lakeland - (FL) as Municipal, a utility owned and operated by the local government it serves. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across Municipal utilities was 14.41¢ per kWh in the 2024 Form 861 release.

Limitations

What this page does and does not tell you

• An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
• Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.

See our methodology and why energy prices vary .

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.