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- 2021.02.17 JEA Announces New Leadership Team
- 2021.03.11 JEA Receives First Place Safety Award from Florida Municipal Electric Association
- 2021.06.15 JEA Names Theodore B. Phillips Chief Financial Officer
- 2021.07.13 JEA Announces New COO and VP of Financial Services
- 2021.08.17 JEA Builds Out Leadership Team with Hiring of Chief External Affairs Officer
- 2021.09.15 JEA Names New Chief Information Officer, VP of Technical Services
- 2021.09.30 Ricky Erixton, JEA Vice President of Electric Systems, Named to SERC Reliability Board of Directors
- 2021.09.30 Ricardo “Rick” Morales III Appointed to JEA Board of Directors
- 2021.11.03 JEA Receives Statewide Recognition for Programs that Build Community
- 2022.01.06 JEA Names its First Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- 2022.01.07 JEA Reducing Carbon Emissions with Closure of Plant Scherer Coal-fired Unit
- 2022.01.17 Statement on Holiday Road Sewer Overflow
- 2022.01.27 JEA Names Mark Stultz Vice President, Communications
- 2022.02.11 JEA Honored as Outstanding Utility by Florida Urban Forestry Council
- 2022.04.08 Steven Selders Promoted to JEA Vice President, Application Delivery and Enterprise Architecture
- 2022.04.26 JEA Managing Director & CEO Jay Stowe, Appointed to Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council
- 2022.06.01 JEA Partnering with Customers to be Ready for 2022 Hurricane Season
- 2022.06.08 JEA Announces Next Generation of Customer Experience Delivery
- 2022.06.13 JEA Presents Environmental Stewardship Award to Evoqua Water Technologies
- 2022.07.26 JEA to Suspend Electric, Water Disconnections During Peak of Summer Heat
- 2022.08.27 Precautionary Boil Water Advisory Remains in Effect for Sandalwood Area as JEA Continues Testing
- 2022.08.28 JEA Lifts Boil Water Advisory for Sandalwood Area
- 2022.09.26 JEA Prepares for Hurricane Ian, Response Procedures in Place
- 2022.09.27 JEA Prepared to Respond to Hurricane Ian Impacts
- 2022.09.28 JEA Welcomes Mutual Aid Response to Hurricane Ian
- 2022.09.29 JEA Crews Restoring Power Throughout Jacksonville
- 2022.10.03 JEA Names Pedro Melendez Vice President, Planning, Engineering & Construction
- 2022.10.20 JEA Honors Local Agency Partners for Their Work in the Community
- 2022.11.04 JEA Receives Statewide Recognition for Community Work in Northeast Florida
- 2022.11.08 JEA Prepares for Subtropical Storm Nicole
- 2022.11.11 All Storm Restorations Continue Today; JEA to Lift Limited Emergency Operations
- 2022.12.12 JEA Women's, Men's Teams Win Top Honors at Statewide Water Competition
- 2022.12.20 JEA Offers Tips in Advance of Severe Cold Weather
- 2022.12.24 JEA Offers Tips During Severe Cold Weather
- 2023.01.10 JEA Receives Statewide Recognition for Mutual Aid Work
- 2023.03.06 JEA Receives Statewide Recognition for Safety
- 2023.03.07 New JEA HQ Customer Center to Open April 10
- 2023.04.06 JEA Lineworkers Earn Top Honors at International Lineman’s Rodeo
- 2023.04.25 Community Invited to May 25 Public Forum on Northeast Florida’s Energy Future
- 2023.05.01 JEA Receives Recognition for Commitment to Urban Tree Management
- 2023.05.18 JEA's Long-Range Clean Energy Plan Available to Public
- 2023.05.26 JEA Ready for 2023 Hurricane Season, Offers Tips to Help Customers Prepare
- 2023.06.05 Helen Materazzi Named JEA Vice President, Organizational Effectiveness
- 2023.06.14 JEA Upgrading Water Meters for All Customers
- 2023.06.15 JEA Crews Heading to Tallahassee to Assist with Storm Restoration
- 2023.06.26 JEA Presents Environmental Stewardship Award to 29 Local Companies
- 2023.07.14 JEA Launches Fleet Vehicle Electrification Program
- 2023.08.22 JEA Issues Precautionary Boil Water Advisory for South Philips Highway and Nocatee Area, Encourages All Customers to Conserve
- 2023.08.22 Chief Human Resources Officer, VyStar Credit Union
- 2023.08.23 Precautionary Boil Water Advisory Remains in Effect for South Philips Highway, Nocatee Area, JEA Continues to Encourage All Customers to Conserve
- 2023.08.24 JEA Lifts Precautionary Boil Water Advisory for South Philips Highway, Nocatee Area
- 2023.08.28 JEA Prepares for Tropical Storm Idalia Encourages Customers to Be Ready
- 2023.08.30 JEA Responding to Customers Due to Hurricane Idalia
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Lineman Rodeo
JEA Apprentice wins at 2018 APPA Lineman Competition
JEA Apprentice Jeremy Starr brought home a gold cup from the national APPA Lineman Competition in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Jeremy won second place in the Rope Throwing Event at the competition.
2016 Florida Municipal Electric Association Lineman Competition
In April 2016, JEA's Journeyman team of Robert, Clay and Brian (seen below) traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota to compete in the APPA's Public Power Lineworkers Rodeo and came home National Champions. They beat 66 journeymen teams from 60 utilities in five categories: Hurt Man Rescue, Crossarm Change Out, Insulator Change Out, Transformer Change Out and Insulated Jumper Change Out. Their times and near-perfect scores in high winds and freezing temperatures resulted in their first place, National Championship win.
First Place Overall Journeyman Team Florida 2016 Champs - Robert, Clay and Brian (below, left to right)
- Third Place Pole Top Pin Insulator Change Out
Apprentice, Cody - First Place Hurtman Rescue
Apprentice, Cody

2015 International Lineman Rodeo
J.J., David and Greg (left to right) traveled to Bonner Springs, Kansas and brought back two top awards:
- 2nd Place Journeyman Lineman Team Overall in the Municipal Category
- 3rd Place in the Journeyman Pole Climb
2014 International Lineman Rodeo
JEA’s award winning linemen returned to the International Lineman’s Rodeo and Safety & Training Conference in Bonner Springs, Kansas on October 18, 2014. Kansas City Power & Light and Westar Energy were the host utilities.
In addition to the competition, the safety and training conference is designed to expand the industry’s commitment to promote safe work practices that help improve the safe performance of line work around the world. The participants placed as follows:
- Overall Municipal Category and Hurtman Rescue
2nd place - Team 1: Hess, Gregg and Granger - Team Skills (Mystery Event)
5th Place - Team 3: Corbitt, Sabo and Johnson - Sr. Division Team
4th Place - Richardson, Jones and Prescott

2013 International Lineman Competition
This competition was one for the history books. JEA took TOP honors in 2013 and brought home the World Championship Trophy, a feat not easily duplicated.
- World Champion Journeyman Team.
1st Place Overall: Mike, Robert and Brian. (below, left to right) - Municipal Overall:
2nd Place: J.J., Greg and Dan - Apprentice Mystery Event:
4th Place: David
Check out the press release: JEA Wins Top Honors at International Lineman Competition
2013 Florida Linemen Competition
On April 20, 2013 in Downtown Jacksonville, more than 100 lineworkers from across the state stepped out of their utility trucks and trailers to compete in the 13th Annual Florida Lineman Competition.
JEA won top honors,including First and Fourth Place in Overall Journeyman teams and Second and Third Place Overall Apprentice Awards. The winners include:
- Overall Journeyman
1st place - Team 108: Corbitt, Hess, Gregg, alt. Whittemore
4th Place - Team 109: Cook, Singley, Barr, alt. Hayes - Cross Arm Change Out
1st Place - Team 108: Corbitt, Hess, Gregg, alt. Whittemore - Cutout Replacement
2nd Place - Team 108: Corbitt, Hess, Gregg, alt. Whittemore - Post Insulator Change
1st Place - Team 108: Corbitt, Hess, Gregg, alt. Whittemore - Suspension Bell Change
1st Place - Team 108: Corbitt, Hess, Gregg, alt. Whittemore
2nd Place - Team 109: Cook, Singley, Barr, alt. Hayes - Vertical Hurtman Rescue
1st Place - Team 110: Sabo, Johnson, Sparks, alt. Prescott
2nd Place - Team 109: Cook Singley, Barr, alt. Hayes - Overall Apprentice
2nd Place - Team206: David Poncher
3rd Place - Team 204: Gary Griffin - Cross Arm Brace Change
1st Place - Team 204: Gary Griffin - Vertical Hurtman Rescue
1st Place - Team 204: Gary Griffin
2nd Place - Team 206: David Poncher
Check out the press release: JEA Wins Top Honors at State-Wide Lineman Competition
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