Jacksonville, Florida
JEA crews are working to restore customers and will continue to do so as winds are below 35 mph. For information on your specific outage, we ask that you monitor the restoration through your jea.com account or via text alert. Through your account, sign in, Read More …
This week more than 140 northwest Jacksonville residents met with elected officials, JEA and City of Jacksonville, representatives for an overview of the proposed Riverview Septic Tank Phase Out project. The meeting gave residents a chance to learn about the project and ask questions. Riverview Read More …
JEA customers who need some help paying bills have a few options. The utility offers multiple arrangements to give you more time. JEA also offers a pay-as-you-go option and another that takes the average of your bills and spreads the cost out evenly across each month, eliminating the Read More …
During a meeting earlier this evening, JEA board members contemplated a 2.9% rate increase that would take effect early next year. The utility is struggling to increase revenue in an attempt to offset the rising cost of operations of the Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant Read More …
An Excessive Heat Warning Has been issued for Duval County. City of Jacksonville Cooling Centers will be open today, August 7, from noon until 6 p.m. These Cooling Centers will offer respite from the dangerous temperatures we are experiencing and have water available to help Read More …
More than 25 public and nonprofit organizations will join together to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day at James Weldon Johnson Park on Friday, April 21st from 10 am to 2 pm. This year’s event is hosted by the City of Jacksonville, Florida – Read More …
After months of getting utility bills that make you say, “Mama mia!” JEA customers will get a break in November. The projected rate is the lowest in five months, due to an unexpected drop in the cost of the natural gas that the city-owned utility uses Read More …
JEA’s grace period is over for customers who were behind on their utility bills. Starting today, the city-owned utility will be cutting power to thousands of customers, starting with those whose debt dates back the furthest. A JEA spokesperson told News4Jax that 3,948 customers were facing Read More …
Some JEA customers are getting a jolt of sticker shock with their latest bill. Check out the bill from one Jax resident who says she had been paying less than $300 a month on her three-bedroom home and is wondering how she’ll be able to Read More …
Florida Power & Light (FPL)—the nation’s largest utility and one of the most politically connected and influential corporations in the state, operates an exclusive event space, located on the third floor of its downtown Tallahassee offices, within walking distance of the Florida state Capitol. The space Read More …
Jacksonville residents struggling to pay their utility bills will have one less thing to worry about in coming months: JEA won’t turn off their water and electricity as they contend with the summer heat. The utility announced that it would stop disconnecting service to customers with Read More …
JEA will resume disconnection of services starting July 7, 2020. They encourage you to act now to avoid disconnection if you have a past-due bill. For more information, including payment arrangements, extensions, and where to get help from community resources, please visit: https://www.jea.com/assistance
JEA’s website made the case to keep JEA city owned, until the new CEO, Aaron Zahn and the new board deleted it. For years the JEA website had, in one version or another, a list of the benefits that public power provided. The benefits also Read More …
JEA’s website makes the best case for keeping them publicly owned. Benefits of Public Power As your not-for-profit, community-owned utility, JEA is committed to providing you the most reliable service at the lowest possible cost in an environmentally friendly way. JEA lineman working from bucket Read More …
The Twin cooling towers at the St. Johns River Power Park on Jacksonville’s Northside will be imploded 8AM, Saturday June 16. The facility is owned and operated by JEA and Florida Power & Light and was shut down in January. The closure of the plant Read More …