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Page 1 of 1 <br />Prepaying for Electricity in Ocala, Fla. <br />Residents will have the option to pay their electricity usage similar to how they pay <br />for gas. <br />r ~ March 28, 2011 <br />Opening up the electricity bill will no longer be a surprise to residents of Ocala, Fla. Set to start in May, <br />the city will give residents (and potentially some small businesses) the option of prepaying for their <br />electricity, according to the ~ r. In this respect, buying electricity would be similar to <br />buying gas for your car -you only buy what you need. In the pilot, participants can figure out how much <br />energy they have used, how much they have left, and fill up accounts by going online at anytime or <br />contacting the utility office during business hours. In addition, customers can pop into one of 15 locations <br />around town to buy more energy. Not only will participating residents say goodbye to late and connection <br />fees but City Manager Matt Brower told the Star-Bannerthat he expects the pilot will encourage people to <br />be more conservative with their energy consumption. Habits like falling asleep to the N may become a <br />thing of the past. <br />This article was printed from: http://www.governing.comlPrepaying-for-Electricity-in-Ocala-Fla <br />-.html <br />http://www.governing.com/templates/gov~rint_article?id=118783354 4/4/2011 <br />