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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
5 years
Thank you to @MylesJack and the @Jaguars for their generous one-time donation to help pay the utility bills of some of our elderly customers who were unable to pay their bills. Through their generosity, they kept the lights on and water running for 31 customers. #DUUUVAL
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JEA
7 years
JEA crews set a 65-foot concrete pole in Puerto Rico:
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JEA
6 years
Best of luck tomorrow, @Jaguars ! #DTWD
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JEA
4 years
We want to assure our customers that while Florida is in a declared state of emergency due to #Coronavirus , JEA will not disconnect your water for late payment. We will continue to offer payment plans/arrangements for customers struggling to pay their bills. Please stay safe.
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
4 years
⚠️ #CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Until further notice, JEA will not disconnect utility services — water or electric — due to late payments. This is a clarification to previous posts from Thursday afternoon and earlier today. Please stay safe.
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JEA
4 years
To clarify Thursday’s post, our approach to electric disconnects for late payment has not changed at this time. However we encourage those who need extra time to pay their bill to request a payment extension or arrangement. FMI: .
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
5 years
JEA crews are out this morning responding to power outages. They’ll be in the field working until sustained winds reach 40 mph from #HurricaneDorian . This is JEA at its best. Thank you to our lineworkers & everyone who help keep our lights on. 💡🚧👷🔌
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JEA
8 years
FPL is now leaving #Jax ! Thank you so much for all your help in restoring power!
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JEA
7 years
JEA crews are ready and sheltering until it is safe to head out and restore power! Thank you for your patience. :)
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JEA
1 year
Did anyone else find it hard to stay focused today? 😉 Go @Jaguars ! #Duuuval #JAXvsKC #IWATJ
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
8 years
GM! We know how frustrated u must feel, but crews worked all night & R still working hard. We won't stop until everyone's power is restored.
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JEA
5 years
JEA crews are out right now between storm bands fixing outages for 200 customers in Atlantic Beach, as well as other areas. This is JEA at its best.
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
7 years
Watching dad leave for Puerto Rico Tuesday morning to help restore power to residents there. Follow the progress:
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JEA
7 years
Are you following the updates from Puerto Rico? JEA supervisors Shawn and Matt have an update on the progress:
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JEA
7 years
Crews are currently doing damage assessments and are working to get services restored as fast as possible! Thank you for your patience.
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JEA
7 years
Crews from @cpsenergy in San Antonio have arrived in Jacksonville and are ready to help restore power.
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JEA
6 years
Linemen in Puerto Rico finished putting up wire through the town of Las Piedras Tuesday, which they’ve been working on for the past several days. Follow the progress:
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JEA
6 years
“As JEA employees wrap up our work in Puerto Rico, we want to commend everyone for their extraordinary work over the past 45 days,” CEO Paul McElroy says. The progress:
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
3 years
Thirty-five JEA lineworkers are on the road to Louisiana to help restore power after Hurricane Ida. They’re spending Sunday night in Mobile, waiting for Ida to pass before heading to Lafayette, northwest of New Orleans. Stay safe and thanks for all you do! #mutualaid #JEACares
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JEA
7 years
Standing water can carry contaminants, including sewage and chemicals. Do not let children play in floodwaters.
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JEA
3 years
JEA lineworkers in more than 30 trucks are heading to Louisiana to provide mutual aid to utilities impacted by Hurricane Ida. They will be ready to help restore power after Hurricane Ida makes landfall, and it’s safe to work. #HurricaneIda #Ida #PublicPower #MutualAid
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JEA
7 years
JEA crews are helping restore power to Puerto Rico. Follow updates on their progress:
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JEA
7 years
JEA crews are continuing to make repairs in Puerto Rico. Follow the progress:
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JEA
7 years
Concord, North Carolina mutual aid crews are heading home after helping JEA restore power after #HurricaneIrma .
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JEA
7 years
Restoring service is not just a top priority for us – it’s our only priority, and we will continue to operate 24/7 until we make it happen.
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
8 years
245,578 outages. We've restored almost 100,000 of them. Thank u so much for ur patience! Working hard to get to everyone left without power.
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
10 months
Congratulations to Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan on your inauguration 👏 We look forward to continuing our efforts of improving lives and building community with your administration and throughout Northeast Florida.
@CityofJax
City of Jacksonville
10 months
Congratulations to @DonnaDeegan - The first female and 45th Mayor of the City of Jacksonville. “Today is a new day for our great City and it’s a beautiful day!”
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JEA
7 years
After the storm passes, JEA will begin restoration when it is safe for our crews to do so.
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JEA
7 years
JEA crews in Puerto Rico work to replace damaged poles with 65-foot concrete poles. Follow the progress:
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
4 years
Congratulations to JEA’s Water Tapping Team! The guys set a new state record of 1:13 in the Ductile Iron Pipe Tapping Competition in Orlando. 😎👏🏆💪
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JEA
8 years
Crews from Pryor, Oklahoma this morning before heading to Atlantic Beach to restore power!
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
5 years
It is with great pleasure that we announce the JEA Board has selected 325 West Adams Street (Ryan Companies US Inc.) to negotiate development for JEA’s new corporate headquarters. We look forward to sharing more soon about this exciting project. #jeastrong #ilovejax 🏗 👷💡 🏢
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JEA
7 years
Crews are currently doing damage assessments. You may not see many trucks, but we are working to get services restored as fast as possible!
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JEA
7 years
JEA has approx. 500 additional electric crew workers, including 200+ tree trimming experts, staged & ready to start restoration post storm.
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JEA
7 years
JEA crews were recently working on putting wire up over an intersection of Puerto Rico's Highway PR 1:
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JEA
6 years
Linemen in Puerto Rico finished putting up wire through the town of Las Piedras Tuesday, which they’ve been working on for the past several days. Follow the progress:
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JEA
7 years
We've completed 100% of our damage assessments & as of yesterday, we restored pwr to our hospitals, shelters & every public school in Duval.
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JEA
7 years
This wknd, JEA crews set seven concrete poles and hung transmission and distribution lines. Follow the progress:
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JEA
5 years
Is it football 🏈 season already? Go @Jaguars -- bring home a #DUUUVAL W!
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JEA
4 years
Jacksonville City Council Member Al Ferraro donated three cases of hand sanitizer to JEA front-line employees to keep our teams safe during the #coronavirus pandemic. Thank you, Council Member Ferraro!
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
2 years
JEA crews are headed to Sanibel Island to provide mutual aid assistance following Hurricane #Ian . Crews left Monday afternoon and will work to repair the island’s gravity sewer system, lift stations and force mains. Wishing safe travels to our crews! #MutualAid
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
9 months
JEA is focused every day on building community. Hate has no place in this community.
@jstowe928
Jay Stowe
9 months
Again. It happens again. There is no room for hate like this. Take care @ewctigers , @MillennialPrez1 @MayorDeegan What can we do? Not nothing. It can’t be nothing….
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JEA
2 years
JEA recently completed a project in the Ortega area to convert the existing overhead utility lines underground via the Neighborhood Assessment Program (NAP). Thank you to all the crews! 👏 #TransformationTuesday #BuildingCommunity #OrtegaJax #PublicPower #FLPublicPower
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JEA
7 years
JEA and mutual-aid crews were spotted this morning. We're working around the clock and will not stop until everyone has power.
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
6 years
When JEA first arrived in Puerto Rico October 7, few electric workers were on site to aid the island after Hurricane Maria. Now, with more than 3,000 electric personnel in place, it's nearing the time for JEA workers to come home. Follow the progress:
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JEA
2 years
Around the clock, JEA team members have been working hard to answer your questions and restore your power and water. Since Wednesday, we’ve restored power to more than 150,000 customers and repaired two water main breaks and a service leak related to #Ian . 👏
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JEA
7 years
Restoration involves many hidden fixes. If u don't see many JEA trucks, pls know we R working, and we won't stop until everyone is restored.
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JEA
7 years
42 JEA personnel left for Puerto Rico Tuesday morning to replace the other crew. The progress:
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JEA
7 years
From our linemen to yours, GO JAGS! #Jaguars #Duval @JaxsonDeVille
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JEA
2 years
Where it's safe, JEA Team Members are working to restore power as quickly as possible throughout our community. #Ian Storm Safety Tip: When you see JEA crews working on the side of the road, please move over or slow down like these vehicles. #CommunityPowered #MoveOverFL
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
8 months
We stand in solidarity with our fellow organizations listed to condemn all hate and biases –and are committed to working toward concrete solutions that will heal and move our city forward. View statement supporters here:
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JEA
7 years
Meet Steve & his crew from @cpsenergy . They sang Happy Birthday to Steve's son who turned 10 while they restored power in Jax. #publicpower
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
3 years
To honor the late Dr. Leon Haley Jr., JEA board member & CEO of @UFHealthJax , JEA will host a free COVID vaccine clinic at its downtown HQ Thurs 8/5 from 9 to 6. It’s open to anyone 12+ and will offer Pfizer and J&J vaccines. No appt needed. Learn more:
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JEA
7 years
We are working around the clock. Here is a crew in near Beach Blvd. and University:
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JEA
1 year
@Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
1 year
FOR THE WINNNNN #IWATJ | #LACvsJAX
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JEA
7 years
We can't thank our mutual-aid crews enough. Here's @austinenergy in action earlier:
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JEA
7 years
Remember to #MoveOver or slow down when you see a utility worker on the side of the road.
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JEA
7 years
Crews are hitting the streets bright and early this morning! If you see any utility vehicles on the road, please move over.
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JEA
7 years
Around the clock, day and night, we've been working hard to restore your power. Thank you so much for bearing with us. #HurricaneIrma
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JEA
7 years
JEA employee Jerry missed his wife's birthday while working during #HurricaneIrma . He hopes this video gets him out of the dog house.
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JEA
8 years
CPS crews, we can't thank you enough for all your help during the restoration process!
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JEA
3 years
We'll leave this right here. #berniememes
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JEA
7 years
After more than a week of moving south along Puerto Rico’s PR 1 highway, JEA crews arrived in the city of Caguas:
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JEA
6 years
JEA is sending more than 50 electric personnel and equipment to provide mutual aid to Santee Cooper, South Carolina’s public power provider. Our crews will join teams from Gainesville, Tallahassee and Lakeland to assist with restoration support in the wake of #HurricaneFlorence .
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JEA
7 years
Mutual aid crews started arriving yesterday to help with #HurricaneIrma restoration efforts!
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JEA
7 years
These guys from Jackson, Tennessee have been helping us get the lights on since Thursday!
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JEA
4 years
While doing work on Herschel, we felt someone watching us. 👀 We spotted the little eyes, lowered our bucket into her backyard and made her a part of the team. 😌
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JEA
7 years
JEA crews continue power restoration along Puerto Rico’s Highway 198 on Tuesday. Follow their progress:
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JEA
5 years
Good luck to JEA's water competition team, The Water Boys! They’ll be competing next week in Denver at the ACE19 conference organized by the American Water Works Association. #AWWAACE
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
2 years
This morning, 26 electric crew members and three fleet support staff left Jacksonville on a #MutualAid trip to Virginia, to assist @cityofdanville Utilities with power restoration from #WinterStormIzzy . Thank you to our team members. Stay safe, everyone!
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
7 years
Thank you @austinenergy for all your help after #HurricaneIrma . Have a safe drive home! #publicpower
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JEA
4 years
On Florida Lineman Appreciation Day, JEA would like to thank the men and women who work hard every day to keep the lights on for all of us. #ThankALineman #linelife
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
2 years
At JEA, we believe in the power of community and #MutualAid . Thank you @cpsenergy @austinenergy @NEPPA_Littleton @RivieraUtil @OpelikaWater for helping us, and our neighboring utilities, as we restored services after Hurricane #Ian . #PublicPowerWeek #PublicPower #FLPublicPower
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JEA
5 years
WATCH: JEA employees are preparing for whatever comes our way with #HurricaneDorian . When a storm approaches, our teams move from "blue sky" jobs into "gray sky" roles with one mission: to restore utility services quickly & safely. 👷🌀💡💧
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
4 years
WATCH 🔊: Thank you to all of our JEA employees for stepping up during these challenging times to ensure you continue to receive reliable service and support. Our interim CEO, Melissa Dykes, shares just a few stories of their dedicated service.
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JEA
6 years
JEA has 10 four-men electric crews, four troubleshooters, two coordinators, support staff and supplies in the Tallahassee area helping our neighbors at the @COTNews who were affected by #HurricaneMichael . Learn more about mutual aid: #publicpower
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JEA
7 years
We’re pleased to report that 99% of JEA customers have power. We will not stop until every customer who is able to take service has service
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JEA
2 years
JEA wants you to focus on preparing your home and family for the storm. As part of our normal storm operations, we will temporarily suspend customer disconnections for non-payment as we mobilize to support our community. #Ian
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JEA
7 years
Kiss of Life Photo: 50 years ago today, a JEA lineman saved the life of a fellow lineman. More about JEA's history:
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JEA
3 years
🌀 #ELSA UPDATE: These pics are from the Philips Highway area where a tornado took down power lines and tossed tin siding into lines this afternoon. If you see downed lines, they could still be electrified ⚡. Do not approach and dial 911. (Pics available for media use)
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JEA
5 years
Mutual aid arrived here today in Jax, including our friends from @austinenergy . After #HurricaneDorian , our JEA and mutual aid crews will begin the restoration process as soon as it's safe to do so.
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
5 years
Congrats, Team JEA, for your amazing performances at today's Florida Lineman Competition! And thank you for the value you provide our community every day. Rest up & safe travels home. @flpublicpower #publicpower #linelife 🏆🏅👏👷💪🌟
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JEA
7 years
We won't stop working until everyone is restored! Here is one of our many crews near Arlington:
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JEA
5 years
WATCH 🔊: JEA is more than ready to restore your power in case #HurricaneDorian causes a disruption. Here’s how we spent our day preparing:
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
3 years
We’d like to congratulate Jordan Pope on his new role as our Vice President of Corporate Strategy. Jordan has most recently led JEA’s Real Estate team but has experience at JEA in Capital Budgeting, Government Relations, and Economic Development since 2006. Congrats, Jordan! 🎉
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JEA
2 years
On this Father’s Day, we’d like to pay tribute all the great dads and father figures, the heroes who inspire us every day.
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JEA
7 years
Crews from @dpuorangeburg , near Rock Hill, South Carolina, are here to help restore your power. #publicpowerorg
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JEA
8 years
Huge thanks to the Covington, Ga. crew!
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JEA
2 years
⚠️ ALERT: A Boil Water Advisory is in effect for customers near Oakridge Water Treatment Plant on Saints Road after JEA detected traces of E. coli in a water sample before being treated at the plant. JEA has contacted all affected customers.
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JEA
4 years
All we do is win. 🏆 Congrats to JEA's Water Competition Team! Sam Howard and John Alderman took Orlando by storm and came in first place (statewide) in the Hydrant Hysteria event.
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JEA
23 days
Thank you, Jay, for more than three years of inspirational leadership and dedication to JEA and our community.
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JEA
5 years
Congratulations, Gerri, on your retirement. You may be leaving us, but you will always remain a beloved member of our JEA Family. Cheers to you.
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JEA
8 years
Crews from Tampa Electric headed to Arlington early this morning to restore power to JEA customers!
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JEA
2 years
Today marks the one-year work anniversary for managing director and CEO Jay Stowe with our JEA team.
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JEA
7 years
Helicopter just arrived in #Jax and is ready to be deployed for restoration assessment as soon as it is safe for it to fly after the storm!
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JEA
4 years
JEA linemen are working hard during #COVID19 to keep safe, reliable power flowing to your neighborhood. This National Lineman Appreciation Day, retweet to #ThankALineman for their work during these challenging times and all year round.
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JEA
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JEA crews headed out to Tallahassee this morning to assist @CityofTLH with power restoration efforts following last night’s severe weather. Thank you @flpublicpower for reaching out to request mutual aid. It’s an honor to support our neighbors in need. #FLStrong
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JEA
3 years
JEA is proud to be a public power utility—safely providing reliable electricity to more than 49 million people across the country. #PublicPowerWeek
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JEA
8 years
Girl Scouts brought linemen boxes of Girl Scout cookies to show appreciation for the hard work! :)
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@NewsfromJEA
JEA
5 years
Have you checked out the @CityofJax 's 2019-20 Emergency Preparedness Guide? In it, you'll find information about shelters, evacuations, post-storm recovery, and more.
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