General Info

Established in 1972, the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority serves more than 26,000 electric, over 17,000 water and nearly 13,000 wastewater customers in Fort Pierce and portions of St. Lucie County in Florida. It also serves approximately 4,200 natural gas customers. The authority operates power generation, water operations, water resources, fiber optics and communications, and administrative and service departments. The Fort Pierce Utilities Authority also administers an electric engineering department that is responsible for the engineering, designing, permitting, inspection and construction management of power generation, electric transmission and distribution systems. Its gas operations department supplies natural gas for residential and commercial customers for cooking and heating. The authority provides Internet, outdoor lighting and gas generator installation services. The Fort Pierce Utilities Authority is governed by its own board of directors who are appointed by the City Commission of the city of Fort Pierce in Florida.