St. Pete Council OKs study to review costs, benefits of owning its own utilities

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 853

Last Updated: 6 days, 15 hours ago

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Responding to the frustrations expressed by local residents, the St. Petersburg City Council has taken a major step towards potentially jettisoning its longtime relationship with Duke Energy Florida and creating its own city-run electric utility.

The council voted 4-3 Thursday to spend up to $590,000 to hire Texas-based NewGen Strategies and Solutions to analyze whether it would be in the city’s best interests to leave Duke Energy and form its own municipal utility.

The decision …

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