Article: Progress Energy Florida and Apopka Agree on New Franchise; The company also to sign new agreements with Jennings and Reddick.

The city commission of Apopka today formally approved a new 30-year electric utility franchise with Progress Energy Florida. Through its franchise, Progress Energy serves nearly 13,000 customers in Apopka.

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"Progress Energy has been a good partner to the City of Apopka for many years," said Apopka City Manager Richard Anderson. "We firmly believe that Apopka residents are best served by a continuation of that partnership."

A "franchise" is an agreement between a municipality and Progress Energy describing how the company will work within a city's public rights-of-way. The ...

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