JEA electricity rates
JEA charges an average of 12.43 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $133 a month using 1,066 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility JEA Florida
Where JEA sits
It serves 470,564 residential customers, making it one of the larger utilities in Florida. At 12.43¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Florida, 18.1% under the statewide average of 15.17¢.
Its customers use more electricity than the national norm, 1,066 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, which amplifies whatever the rate does.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEA | 12.43¢ | $133 | 1,066 |
| Florida average | 15.17¢ | $169 | 1,094 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where JEA delivers
Its service territory covers 4 Florida counties, either wholly or in part. Utility boundaries follow historic franchise agreements rather than county lines, so a county appearing here does not mean every address in it is served by JEA.
- Clay
- Duval
- Nassau
- St Johns
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average JEA customer went 75 minutes without electricity . The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.
That is markedly better than typical. Short outage durations usually mean an underground or heavily automated network, and they are expensive to achieve, which is part of why reliable systems often carry higher delivery charges.
Rooftop solar on this system
6,257 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 54.6 megawatts. That works out to 13.3 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is above the national median, which generally tracks the retail rate more closely than it tracks sunshine. What exports are actually worth.
Other Florida utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Power & Light Co | 13.71¢ | $155 | 5.2 million |
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | 16.63¢ | $170 | 1.8 million |
| Orlando Utilities Comm | 15.24¢ | $150 | 248,683 |
| Lee County Electric Coop, Inc | 13.54¢ | $159 | 231,142 |
| Withlacoochee River Elec Coop | 12.35¢ | $151 | 229,375 |
JEA rates: common questions
How much does JEA charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 12.43 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -18.1% against the Florida average of 15.17¢ and -32.6% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average JEA bill?
$133 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 1,066 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns JEA?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is JEA expensive compared with other Florida utilities?
It ranks #30 of the 38 Florida utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #928 of 1369.