Citizen Owned Energy was created by Lake Worth Beach Electric Utility, a non-profit and citizen-owned utility. We are here to provide reliable, low-cost, and clean energy to our 27,000 customers while giving back to the community.

Occasional localized outages of short duration may be required to allow our crews and contractors to perform the work safely, quickly, and more efficiently
Solar installations have grown fast in Florida in no small part due to the net metering policies created to spur solar growth. Now we are entering a new phase of solar where we must develop smart strategies moving forward
How Solar Energy Works In Our Lake Worth Beach Community
Our investment in solar energy provides two things our community wants: low cost & clean power
Lake Worth Beach Electric Utility has launched a $100 million System Hardening and Reliability Improvement Project (SHRIP) to ensure our systems and infrastructure are prepared, hardened, and reliable
We must manage many factors to assure our systems provide high reliability against a wide array of wildlife threats.
Many of our customers are asking why are our electric bill so high? Your electric bill is made up of multiple components, most of which are directly tied to how much electricity you use.
Installed Solar Watts Per Customer


Our purchase of 36 megawatts of solar power from FMPA’s Solar 2 Project, our own 1.7 Megawatt solar farm’s output, and our 22 Megawatt share in the St. Lucie nuclear plant will enable our customers to benefit from an electric supply that is over 50% carbon-free by 2024