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JEA Loses Plant Vogtle Nucelar Power Plant Lawsuit

JEA’s long-shot quest to cancel a costly agreement for buying power from the Plant Vogtle nuclear plant fizzled out Wednesday when a judge ruled against…

Outside of JEA building. Part of the sky is shielded by the building.

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City Council Bill Would Distribute $2 Million To Avoid 20,000+ JEA Disconnections

Sky Lebron

The Jacksonville City Council is filing legislation to help JEA customers who are at risk of utility disconnections.Around 21,000 JEA residential…

This drawing shows the west elevation of the smaller JEA headquarters design.

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DDR Board Signs Off On Smaller Downtown Jacksonville JEA Headquarters

In a special meeting May 21, the JEA board unanimously approved plans for a six-story headquarters with 153,000 rentable square feet, and amended a lease…

JEA's downtown headquarters building is pictured behind Jacksonville's City Hall.

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24K JEA Customers Face Prospect Of Having Their Power Disconnected

Michelle Corum

After an announcement that JEA would resume utility shutoffs in a month, Jacksonville City Council Member Garrett Dennis led a meeting Tuesday to discuss…

JEA's Downtown Jacksonville headquarters building is pictured.

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JEA Fires Its Senior Team In Aftermath Of Failed Sale

Cyd Hoskinson

Eight members of JEA’s senior leadership team are being fired. The question now is whether they’ll be eligible for the severance packages included in…

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JEA Sues Zahn, Says Ousted CEO Has No Grounds To Receive Nearly $1M

JEA filed a lawsuit Friday against ousted CEO Aaron Zahn, contending Zahn has no grounds to ask an arbitrator to award him nearly $1 million from his…

Mayor Curry alongside a sign language interpreter, speaking into a mic on a glass podium, trees and glass in the background.

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Curry Announces Library, City Building Openings; Comments On JEA Findings

Sky Lebron

In his first in-person news conference in two months, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced the dates for the reopening of Duval County libraries and…

Sam Mousa, Tim Baker, Mayor Lenny Curry, City Council President Lenny Curry, former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn, Chief Administrative Officer Brian Hughes all sitting next to each other at a baseball game, showed on the fan cam.

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Documents Show Curry’s Former Chief Administrator, Political Strategist Worked For JEA Bidder

NextEra Energy, the parent company of Florida Power and Light, hired Sam Mousa and Tim Baker, two local lobbyists with close ties to Mayor Lenny Curry, in…

Councilman Ron Salem sitting, looking out past a bench he is sitting at, there is a small mic in front of him. Painting in the background, and someone sitting to his right.

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JEA Bonuses Could Require City Council Approval, Under New Legislation

Sky Lebron

Jacksonville City Councilman Ron Salem on Monday outlined his proposed legislation that would put more power in the council’s hands when it comes to…

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Document Shows Top JEA Execs Had Most To Gain From Incentive Plan

A document obtained by the special City Council committee investigating JEA shows top utility executives could have gained the most from a controversial…