solar power

The $400.8 million agreement with the Florida Municipal Power Agency is the utility’s second new solar energy purchase in 2023.

JEA will have access to 150 megawatts of solar power produced by Florida Power & Light Co. through a five-year agreement with public power service organization The Energy Authority.

Construction of what JEA once called the "Jacksonville 5" never broke ground. The utility now generates less than 2% of its electricity from renewable sources such as solar.

The factory's 280 workers at Alliance Florida produce 100 solar panels an hour. The facility is preparing to transition to making an all-black solar panel usable for residential and commercial projects.

Sen. Jennifer Bradley of Fleming Island, the bill's sponsor, said the state needed to end subsidies for people with rooftop-solar systems. Opponents contended the measure would cripple the rooftop-solar industry.

Sen. Jennifer Bradley of Fleming Island sponsored the bill, which she said provides more fairness than making all utility customers pay for solar users.

As Florida Power & Light began pursuing an increase in base electric rates this year, a new group, Floridians Against Increased Rates, emerged to oppose…

A steam-boiler powered by new solar technology manufactured in Jacksonville is now being used to make whiskey, bourbon, vodka and rum at a local…

JEA’s SolarSmart program is offering customers a way to benefit from solar energy without installing solar panels on their roofs.The program allows…

A solar power amendment Florida voters passed last month will likely cost the city of Jacksonville a hefty chunk of property tax revenue. Amendment 4…