City of Lakeland: electric rates and average bill
City of Lakeland is a city utility that serves 122,506 homes in Florida. In 2025, its average home used 1,160 kWh a month and paid $136.09 (11.7¢ per kWh), less than the Florida average of $167.86.
- City utility
- 122,506 homes
- EIA data, 2025
City of Lakeland at a glance
| Type of utility | City utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Florida | 122,506 |
| Average home bill | $136.09 a month (Florida average $167.86) |
| Average price | 11.7¢ per kWh (Florida average 15.2¢) |
| Average home use | 1,160 kWh a month (Florida average 1,103) |
| Business customers | 9.8¢ per kWh, average bill $484.10 a month (14,990 businesses; Florida business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.1 outages and 63 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.1 outages and 63 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Florida utility, 82 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing; 2,044 homes enrolled |
| Grid | FRCC region; owns power plants |
| Counties served | Polk |
Price rank: City of Lakeland has the 6th lowest average price of the 36 Florida utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of City of Lakeland. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy FloridaBill calculator on this site | 1,819,962 | $185.26 | 18.4¢ |
| Tampa ElectricBill calculator on this site | 768,806 | $193.55 | 17.3¢ |
| Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative | 231,677 | $170.89 | 13.7¢ |
| Peace River Electric Cooperative | 62,018 | $151.12 | 12.8¢ |
| City of Bartow | 11,763 | $135.91 | 11.7¢ |
City of Lakeland rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for City of Lakeland yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the City of Lakeland website. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- City of Lakeland website
- State regulator: Florida Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in Florida, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average City of Lakeland electric bill (FL)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,160 kWh a month and paid $136.09 (11.7¢ per kWh), less than the Florida average of $167.86.
How often does the power go out with City of Lakeland (FL)?
In 2025, the average City of Lakeland customer had 1.1 outages and 63 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.1 outages and 63 minutes with them).
Does City of Lakeland (FL) have time-of-use rates?
City of Lakeland reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 2,044 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of City of Lakeland. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.