The power is purchased from Florida Power and distributed through city owned lines.
Power is provided through five substations.
Water - The City of Bartow provides water from 15 deep wells through 2 main water plants and 6 remote plants. Permitted for a maximum daily flow of 5.8 million gallons per day, the average daily pumping of water is 3.999 million g.p.d. All monthly customer charges for residential and commercial are based on the size of the meter and the water bills are based on consumption.