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JEA Receives Community Restoration Award for 2004 Hurricane Season
Jacksonville, FL (November 9, 2004) - The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) has presented JEA with the Community Restoration Award, recognizing the organization's outstanding commitment and service in the restoration of power to its community and surrounding communities during the 2004 hurricane season.
This year Florida witnessed an unprecedented onslaught of major hurricanes, knocking out power to millions of Floridians. JEA joined the massive relief efforts by working tirelessly to restore power in its own community and sending linemen, tree trimming crews and other personnel to help fellow municipal electric utilities in some of the hardest hit areas.
"We are proud to present this award to JEA for their outstanding efforts to assist in the restoration process," said Barry Moline, executive director of FMEA. "JEA responded swiftly, safely and professionally to ensure that our Florida communities were back up and running."
During emergency situations, municipal electric utilities partner through a Mutual Aid Agreement that enables utilities to call on each other for emergency workers and supplies. Each utility benefits from a strong network of public power partners within the state of Florida and beyond.
Following the recent hurricanes, more than 100 public power utilities and contractors from Florida and around the U.S. responded to mutual aid requests, sending hundreds of lineworkers to assist in the restoration process.
"Hopefully, Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne have helped all Floridians gain a new appreciation for electric service, and for the thousands of men and women across the state who work tirelessly to keep the lights on," said JEA CEO Jim Dickenson.
Florida Municipal Electric Association represents the unified interests of 32 public power communities across the state, providing electricity to more than two million of Florida's residential and business consumers. For more information, visit www.publicpower.com.
JEA is the eighth largest community-owned electric utility in America, providing electric, water and sewer services to more than 750,000 accounts in Northeast Florida.
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