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Lake Apopka Natural Gas urges Ocoee to require natural gas in new developments
Summary
Lake Apopka Natural Gas presented an "Energy Choice" initiative to the Ocoee City Commission proposing an ordinance that would require natural gas infrastructure in new subdivisions, arguing lower costs and local benefits; commissioners asked about per‑lot costs, cost‑sharing and how the ordinance would be implemented.
Lake Apopka Natural Gas General Manager and CEO Brent Haywood presented an "Energy Choice" initiative to the Ocoee City Commission on Feb. 18, urging the city to adopt an ordinance requiring natural gas infrastructure in new residential developments.
Haywood said the utility currently serves about 29,000 customers in West Orange and South Lake counties and is nearing 30,000. He told commissioners that many new housing developments are built with electric service only and that requiring natural gas would give residents a choice and reduce household energy costs. "It's about having a choice in what your energy is," Haywood said.
Haywood said, at the national level, an all‑electric heating model would be expensive and that Florida is already dependent on natural gas for electricity generation. He cited a conversion inefficiency and estimated statewide annual energy losses, and said his analysis showed…
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