{"id":59066,"date":"2025-11-15T01:29:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T06:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=59066"},"modified":"2025-11-15T01:29:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T06:29:58","slug":"lakeland-electric-seeks-increase-in-fuel-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/11\/15\/lakeland-electric-seeks-increase-in-fuel-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland Electric Seeks Increase in Fuel Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If approved, your utility bill is likely to rise slightly in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"8b888a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/McIntosh-Reciprocating-Engine-Plant-scaled-1.webp?resize=780%2C439&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59067 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8b888a; 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