This is the first experience many college students will have with a utility company, so my staff and I are committed to making it a great one.
Unlike many of your hometown utilities, Gainesville Regional Utilities is a one-stop shop. We provide electric, natural gas, water and, for those who live in a GATOR NET community, high-speed internet. We also treat wastewater at our two local facilities and work with the City of Gainesville to bill for their solid waste and stormwater services.
We have lots of Gators among our 800-plus employees and like nothing better than watching one of our UF interns develop into a permanent member of the team. One such example is an engineer and utility designer in our Energy Supply Department who learned about engineering at a UF camp, later attended UF with the help of GRU’s Brighter Tomorrow Scholarship program, became an intern here and then an employee. He is one of the many who represent our symbiotic relationship…