NEWS RELEASE
Average for municipal utilities: $120.70 (1000 kilowatt hrs.)
Vero Electric: $123.93 (1000 kilowatt hrs.)
Average for investor owned utilities: $126.46 (1000 kilowatt hrs.)
The Florida Municipal Electric Association’s statewide bill comparison for September 2014 shows municipal electric utilities are lowest in 15 of 15 categories.
The report compares utility bills for residential, commercial and industrial utility customers categorized by consumption in 15 categories. The report is produced monthly and includes billing information from investor-owned and municipal utilities.
Overall, City of Quincy reported the lowest bills in six categories. The City of Mount Dora showed the lowest rates in five categories. The City of Tallahassee reported the lowest rate in two categories and the Utilities Commission of New Smyrna Beach and Kissimmee Utility Authority reported the lowest rates in one category.
For commercial bills, the report shows the City of Mount Dora is lowest in three categories, the City of Tallahassee and City of Quincy are lowest in two, and the Utilities Commission of New Smyrna Beach is lowest in one.
In the industrial sector, City of Mount Dora and the City of Quincy are the lowest in two categories.
For residential bills, City of Quincy is the lowest in two categories and Kissimmee Utility Authority is the lowest in one.
The FMEA Bill comparison provides a fair comparison of customer bills served by different utilities. The report includes utility rates, average franchise fees of 6 percent, and local payments in lieu of taxes.
To view the full report for the month of September, click here.
Editor’s Note: The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) represents the unified interests of Florida’s public power communities, which provide electricity to more than 3 million of Florida’s residential and business consumers.
Indian River Guardian 
And Quincy does not generate its own power!………….it is not the costs but the service one gets along with it that often makes the difference. Vero could streamline its collection method and reduce expenses by allowing bills to be paid online through the use of bank debits (not credit cards) as does Quincy. That cuts out paper bills and the mailing costs associated with the old snail mail system. Far more efficient and would save Vero a substantial amount of time and expense. I wonder why Vero will not even try this method?