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Utilities Overview
Baldwin County is served by a number of public and private utilities that
provide reliable, low cost service to residents, business and industry.
Electric Power
Baldwin EMC,
Alabama Power Company, Riviera Utilities (City of Foley) and
the cities of Fairhope and Robertsdale, distribute low-cost electric power
to customers in their service territories. Power suppliers to Baldwin County
include: Alabama Electric Cooperative, Alabama Municipal Electric Authority
and Alabama Power Company.
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Industrial |
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Small
50kW & 18,000 kWh |
Medium
300 kW & 140,000 kWh |
Large
750 kW & 260,000 kWh |
| Alabama Power |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Baldwin EMC |
$0.064 |
$0.0564 |
$0.0525 |
| Riviera Utilities |
$0.058 |
$0.064 |
$0.053 |
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Natural Gas
Natural Gas is supplied by the United Gas Pipeline,
Mobile Gas Corporation, and distributed by the
cities of Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope and Riviera Utilities (City of
Foley).
Water
The twelve
municipalities and public and private water systems provide treated water to
residential customers as well as business and industry. Excess capacity per
system ranges from 70,000 to 3,000,000 gallons per day. Most cities have elevated water tanks for storage.
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Available Capacity (GPD)* |
Peak Usage
(GPD)* |
| Bay Minette Utilities |
5.40 |
3.80 |
| Daphne Utilities |
3.54 |
2.70 |
| Elberta Utilities |
0.34 |
0.07 |
| Fairhope Utilities |
5.70 |
4.40 |
| Riviera Utilities (City
of Foley) |
4.25 |
2.40 |
| Gulf Shores Utilities |
6.10 |
4.60 |
| Loxley Utilities |
1.90 |
0.90 |
| Orange Beach Utilities |
12.0 |
5.80 |
| Robertsdale Utilities |
2.92 |
0.60 |
| Silverhill Utilities |
0.22 |
0.12 |
| Spanish Fort Utilities |
2.30 |
0.65 |
| Summerdale Utilities |
0.72 |
0.30 |
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*GPD - gallons per day
Wastewater
Ten municipal systems and three private systems provide wastewater
services to residents, business, and industry. Excess capacity per system
ranges from 50,000 to 1,000,000 gallons per day. The predominant treatment
type is chemical.
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Capacity
(Million Gallons Per Day) |
| Bay Minette Utilities |
2.49 |
| Baldwin County Sewer Service |
1.25 |
| Daphne Utilities |
4.17 |
| Fairhope Utilities |
2.00 |
| Riviera Utilities (City of
Foley) |
1.00 |
| Gulf Shores Utilities |
4.00 |
| Loxley Utilities |
0.25 |
| Orange Beach Utilities |
5.00 |
| Robertsdale Utilities |
0.55 |
| Summerdale Utilities |
0.08 |
Solid Waste Disposal
Baldwin County operates its own federally permitted subtitled landfill.
Several transfer lift stations also serve as a point to transport waste to
the landfill. The county and several private companies provide
transportation service.
Telecommunications
Gulf Telephone and
BellSouth provide state-of-the-art telecommunications
services including central offices, fiber optics, ISDN, POPS, high-speed
internet, and other services. Cellular service available through several
well-known providers. Six regional and local television stations, five cable
providers, 12 Internet Service Providers, and seventeen regional and local radio stations serve the area.
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Gulftel Telecommunications Profile |
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Central Office |
Foley, Alabama |
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Switch Technology is Digital or
Analog |
Both |
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Fiber Service Provided |
Yes |
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Monitored Remotely or On-Site |
On-Site |
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ISDN availability |
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ISDN
available from this switch |
Yes (Loxley) |
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ADS2
Available from this switch |
Yes |
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Central Office on Self-Healing Ring |
Yes |
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Dual
Feed from 2 Separate Switching Offices Available |
No |
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Points of Presence of Long
Distance Carrier |
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Carrier |
Foley |
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Microwave or Hard Wired |
Hard Wired |
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Dual Fiber Feed from Central
Switching Office of the Local Exchange Carrier |
Yes |
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Diverse Routing Available |
No |
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Highest Switching Capacity |
OC 48 |
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BellSouth Telecommunications Profile |
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Central Office |
Mobile and Bay Minette |
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Switch Technology is Digital
or Analog |
Both |
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Fiber Service Provided |
Yes |
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Monitored Remotely or
On-Site |
On-Site |
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ISDN availability |
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ISDN available from this switch |
Yes |
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ADS2 Available from this switch |
Yes |
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Central Office on Self-Healing Ring |
Yes |
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Dual Feed from 2 Separate Switching Offices Available |
No |
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Points of Presence of Long
Distance Carrier |
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Carrier |
Bay Minette |
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Fairhope |
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Spanish Fort |
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Microwave or Hard Wired |
Hard Wired |
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Dual Fiber Feed from Central
Switching Office of the Local Exchange Carrier |
Yes |
| Diverse Routing Available |
No |
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Highest Switching Capacity |
OC 48 |
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Southern Light |
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Central Office |
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Switch Technology is Digital
or Analog |
Digital |
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Fiber Service Provided |
Yes |
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Monitored Remotely or
On-Site |
Both |
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ISDN availability |
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ISDN available from this switch |
No |
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ADS2 Available from this switch |
No |
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Central Office on Self-Healing Ring |
Yes - Mobile and Pensacola -
Baldwin County |
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Dual Feed from 2 Separate Switching Offices Available |
Yes |
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Points of Presence of Long
Distance Carrier |
Foley |
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Carrier |
Interconnected with multiple
providers in Mobile; Not currently - Gulftel in Baldwin County |
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Microwave or Hard Wired |
Hard Wired |
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Dual Fiber Feed from Central
Switching Office of the Local Exchange Carrier |
Yes - multiple providers in
Mobile; Not currently - Gulftel in Baldwin County |
| Diverse Routing Available |
Yes |
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Highest Switching Capacity |
OC 192 |
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