St. Petersburg Utilities Setup: Electric, Water, Gas, Internet

Electric in St. Petersburg | Duke Energy Florida

Duke Energy is the St. Petersburg electric provider for nearly every address in the city, plus most of Pinellas County. New service can be set up online or by phone, with same-day or next-business-day activation in most cases. If you've had Duke in another part of Florida, your account history transfers, which speeds up the call.

Duke's outage map at duke-energy.com is the one to bookmark before hurricane season. St. Pete sits on a barrier-adjacent peninsula, which means a direct hit on the Pinellas side can bring multi-day outages even when central Tampa stays lit. Underground service in newer downtown St. Pete buildings holds up better than the older overhead lines in Old Northeast and Historic Kenwood.

Water and Sewer | City of St. Petersburg Water Resources

The City of St. Petersburg Water Resources Department runs water, wastewater, and reclaimed water for every address inside city limits. Outside city limits in unincorporated Pinellas, the provider is Pinellas County Utilities instead. The boundary winds in odd ways near the city's northern edge, so confirm your address before calling.

St. Pete also runs a reclaimed water system that serves a chunk of the city's residential lawns. If your home has a separate reclaimed line, your monthly St. Pete water bill drops noticeably during summer because lawn irrigation runs off the cheaper reclaimed meter. Ask the seller's agent if the property has reclaimed service before assuming your bill will look like a comparable Tampa home's.

Gas in St. Petersburg | TECO Peoples Gas

Peoples Gas serves most St. Petersburg neighborhoods that have natural gas at the curb. Coverage is patchier than in Tampa. Older bungalows in Historic Old Northeast and Crescent Lake often have gas. Newer infill construction varies. Plenty of mid-century St. Pete homes are electric-only, so verify before you book activation.

Trash and Recycling | City of St. Petersburg Sanitation

City of St. Petersburg Sanitation handles trash, recycling, and yard waste for residential addresses inside city limits. Service is automatic with the property and billed on the city utility statement. New owners don't need to call to start service, but you should call to confirm the pickup day for your block and to request additional or replacement carts.

Internet Providers in St. Petersburg

St. Pete has more internet competition than most Pinellas cities. Spectrum has the broadest cable footprint, Frontier fiber is now in roughly half of St. Pete zip codes including most of downtown and the Old Northeast area, and T-Mobile Home Internet and Verizon 5G Home are real options if you're outside the fiber zones.