JEA Electric Teams Earn Top Honors at Florida Lineman Competition

2026-03-16

Jacksonville, FL - JEA lineworkers captured top honors at the Florida Municipal Electric Association Lineman Competition in Tallahassee March 14.

The competition brought electric lineworkers from across the state to demonstrate their skill and knowledge in the craft of line work. Competitors took on various challenges, including replacing fuses and insulators, changing out fiberglass guy links, relocating cross arms, transferring equipment from pole to pole, and completing a simulation of rescuing an injured lineworker. Competitors earned points for completing the tasks as quickly as possible and lost points if safety standards and proper work practices were not followed.   

There were two different categories of competitors: Journeyman teams, which included at least one lineworker who has been in the industry for five years or more, were made up of three lineworkers. Apprentices, or lineworkers in training, competed individually.  

See JEA results:

• Overall Journeyman Team Event  
  Cody Stokes, Caleb Macabitas, David Hicken earned 2nd place. 
  Hunter Thomas, Ryan Kornegay, Noah Sapp earned 3rd place. 
• 69kV Angle Bell Replacement (Journeyman Event)  
  Cody Stokes, Caleb Macabitas and David Hicken earned 3rd place.  
• Mutual Aid Event
  Apprentice Brayden Cassels, competing alongside apprentices from Tallahassee and Ocala, earned 2nd place

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About JEA

JEA is a municipal utility providing safe, reliable and affordable services to more than one million residents across four Northeast Florida counties. JEA is not owned by investors and does not earn a profit. It was created by the City of Jacksonville to meet the electricity and water needs of those who live in Jacksonville and surrounding communities. JEA’s 2,300-plus workforce is dedicated to meeting customer needs, both today and for generations to come, while protecting our precious natural resources and supporting our region’s growth and economic development. Learn more at jea.com.

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