Gainesville desperately wants control of GRU with utility CEO Ed Bielarski

27/08/2025 17 min
Gainesville desperately wants control of GRU with utility CEO Ed Bielarski

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Episode Synopsis

The ongoing battle over Gainesville Regional Utilities, as the City Commission fights to use GRU profits to fund liberal projects. CEO Ed Bielarski on present management’s priorities, including lowering rates and using open markets to reduce customer bills. Running GRU as a business for the benefit of rate payers vs. Gainesville commissioners’ priorities, legal fights to prevent implementation of a referendum before city voters, and the out-of-city consumers now represented by Bielarski.

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