Electric providers, internet and broadband, waste and recycling, and the infrastructure decisions shaping Central Florida, explained for homeowners.
Trash service sounds like the most boring utility a homeowner deals with, until you’re in a part of Central Florida where leaving the can out the night before pickup can mean a black bear on the porch by 2 a.m. Short version: Trash and recycling collection is handled through county or city franchise contracts, and … Read more
Most of Central Florida has plenty of internet options to choose from, cable is genuinely competitive here, and providers actively compete for new neighborhoods as they’re built. The exception is the rural pockets of Lake, Polk, and Osceola counties, where the calculation changes meaningfully. Short version: Spectrum cable is the most widely available option across … Read more
Anyone relocating from a city with real public transit needs to reset expectations here. Central Florida wasn’t built around walking, biking, or transit, it was built around cars, and the climate itself is part of the reason. Short version: Plan on owning a car in Central Florida, this isn’t optional the way it might be … Read more
Florida’s electric market looks more fragmented than most people expect once you actually check who serves a specific address, and in Central Florida specifically, that fragmentation now has real financial consequences if solar is part of the plan. Short version: Florida’s electric market runs on three large investor-owned utilities, FPL, Duke Energy Florida, and TECO, … Read more
