Overview

Established by the City of Jacksonville in 1895, JEA is a municipal utility that owns, operates, and manages the electric system. It grew from a department of city government to an independent authority created by the consolidation of city and county governments in 1967. At present, JEA is the largest community-owned utility in Florida and one of the largest in the United States. The sole purpose of our business is to ensure the electric, water, and sewer demands of its customers are met. JEA serves an estimated 478,000 electric, 357,000 water, 279,000 sewer customers, and 15,000 reclaimed water customers. Approximately half of JEA’s electric revenues come from its residential customers and the other half from its 50,000 commercial and industrial customers. The commercial and industrial market segments also account for about one-third of the water and wastewater revenue. JEA is currently organized into three enterprise funds –Electric Enterprise, Water and Sewer, and District Energy System (DES). Electric Enterprise is comprised of the JEA Electric System, Bulk Power Supply System (Scherer), and St. Johns River Power Park System (SJRPP).