Lakeland, Florida Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Utilities=== Water and wastewater in the Lakeland area is managed by Lakeland Water Utilities, municipal water supply is treated at local water plants, T.B. Williams and C. Wayne Combee. The water is mainly supplied by wells that draw from the [[Floridan aquifer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Water Utilities|url=https://www.lakelandgov.net/departments/water-utilities/|access-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref> Power is generated by a nonprofit public power utility, Lakeland Electric.<ref>{{cite web|title=More About Lakeland Electric|url=https://lakelandelectric.com/our-company|access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref> Lakeland Electric is a municipal utility and government department of the city of Lakeland, Florida.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/00/55/46/00001/FNP%2061.pdf#page=24|title=FNP 61|date=Feb 22, 2002|website=University of Florida Libraries}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publicpower.org/public-power-florida|website=American Public Power Association|title=Public Power in Florida|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref> Lakeland was the third city in the state of Florida to have electric lighting powered in 1891 by The Lakeland Light and Power Company after Jacksonville and Tampa. Over a decade later in 1904, citizens purchased the private light power plant for $7,500 establishing the locally owned, municipal utility known today as Lakeland Electric.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lakelandgov.net/departments/library/lakeland-history-room/brief-history-of-lakeland/|title=Brief History of Lakeland|website=lakelandgov.net|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.psc.state.fl.us/Files/PDF/Utilities/Electricgas/TenYearSitePlans/2017/Lakeland%20Electric.pdf#page=11|title=2017 Ten-Year Site Plan: City of Lakeland Historical Background|website=My Florida Public Service Commission|language=en|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20040723/News/608116495/LL|title=Power Pact|website=The Ledger|language=en|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref> ====Power plants==== Lakeland Electric powers the city of Lakeland by two power plants, C.D. McIntosh Power Plant, coal-natural gas combined cycle plant slated to phase out in 2024, and Larsen Memorial. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z1qtvOmFnMMC&q=C.D.+McIntosh+Power+Plant+and+Larsen+Memorial&pg=PA373|title=Inventory of Power Plants in the United States|access-date=2020-02-13|website=Google Books|year=1992}}</ref> The last coal unit at C.D. McIntosh Power Plant is slated to phase out in 2024 a plan presented by the Lakeland Electric staff in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2019/05/lakeland-electric-moves-retire-last-coal-unit-cd-mcintosh-coal-burning-power|title=Lakeland Electric Moves to Retire Last Coal Unit at CD McIntosh Coal-burning Power Plant|date=May 8, 2019|website=Sierra Club}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/environment/os-ne-lakeland-orlando-coal-retirement-20190508-xbgo5ntz2zbjhcveqnwcdu6gwu-story.html|title=Coal power plant in Lakeland, owned by OUC and Lakeland Electric, to be retired|access-date=2020-02-13|website=www.orlandosentinel.com}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page