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GRU General Manager Ed Bielarski announces appointments to GRU’s executive management team Justin Locke, Chief Financial Officer Justin Locke has worked in public utilities for more than 20 years, including most recently as Vice President of Finance at CPS Energy in San Antonio, Texas. He also served as CFO of both the Guadalupe Valley Electric...

GRU General Manager Ed Bielarski has announced the following appointments to GRU’s executive management team: Justin Locke, Chief Financial Officer Justin Locke has worked in public utilities for more than 20 years, including most recently as Vice President of Finance at CPS Energy in San Antonio, Texas. He also served as CFO of both the...

GRU is cautioning citizens to beware of a nationwide scam targeting non-residential customers. Some business customers have received phone calls from someone claiming to be a GRU representative, saying that the customer must make an immediate payment by cash or third-party website to avoid having his or her utility service disconnected. In another version of...

By Bradley Osburn Gainesville Regional Utilities proposed it fiscal year 2014 budget to the Gainesville City Commission on Tuesday during a seven-hour long presentation that ended with the commission tabling the discussion until a later date. GRU proposed two rating options that would affect residential consumers who purchase what GRU called its full basket of...

As demand for water increases, making sure there is enough to go around is serious business. Battles over water rights in states like Georgia and Tennessee are being heard in courts across the country, and in the case of Texas and Oklahoma, all the way in the Supreme Court. Gainesville is hoping to take a...

Customers of Gainesville Regional Utilities are being urged to take caution when paying their next utility bill. GRU customers have reported receiving phone calls claiming that their utility bill is past due and their service will be disconnected, according to a news release. The scammers, who may be posing as GRU representatives, inform customers that...

     Gainesville Regional Utilities wants taxpayers to take advantage of rebates and tax credits available for energy efficient home upgrades made in 2012 or 2013.      Following the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), the Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit was reinstated for energy efficiency improvements. This means any homeowners who have...

After opponents voice concerns regarding cost and alleged Sunshine Law violations, the power plant project stays on course.   By Chris Eversole At a city commission workshop in January, opponents of Gainesville’s biomass plant got a long-sought chance to air their views and brought up some details of contract negotiations that had not been discussed...

Solar Impact presented a $2.46 million check to the Alachua County School System Tuesday evening, representing the amount of surplus energy the system can sell back to Gainesville Regional Ultilities over the next 20 years. School Board members April Griffin, Eileen Roy, Gunnar Paulson, Leanetta McNealy and Carol Oyenarte accepted the check on behalf of...

Solar Impact presented a $2.46 million check to the Alachua County School System Tuesday evening, representing the amount of surplus energy the system can sell back to Gainesville Regional Ultilities over the next 20 years. School Board members April Griffin, Eileen Roy, Gunnar Paulson, Leanetta McNealy and Carol Oyenarte accepted the check on behalf of...