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JEA owns, operates and manages the electric system established by the City of Jacksonville in 1895. The electric system grew from a department of city government to an independent authority created by the consolidation of city and county governments in 1967. On June 1, 1997, the water and sewer systems operated by the city since 1880 also became part of JEA's utility service offerings. It was fitting that this merger took place, as the Main Street Light Plant was built at the city's Waterworks Park at First and Main Streets.
Today, JEA is the largest community-owned utility in Florida and the eighth largest in the United States. We are committed to our purpose--to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve, with a spirit that has united our business for more than 100 years.
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