JEA Crews Deploy to South Carolina in Advance of Winter Storm

2026-01-23

JACKSONVILLE, FL (Jan. 23, 2026) – This morning, JEA crews deployed to Myrtle Beach, S.C., ahead of a major winter storm that is expected to bring extreme cold and possibly icy conditions to South Carolina’s Atlantic Coast.

JEA crews will be prepared to assist Santee Cooper, South Carolina’s public power utility, in restoring power to areas experiencing outages. The crews departed in a convoy of trucks from JEA’s Southside and Westside service centers, including 37 electric crew members and three fleet support personnel.  

“We are honored to assist a neighboring community when they need us most,” JEA Managing Director and CEO Vickie Cavey said. “This is what it means to be part of a national network of public power utilities - working together to restore power and support recovery.”  

More than 200 million people in 35 states are projected to be in the storm's path, with heavy snow and damaging ice expected from Friday through Jan. 26. JEA is one of 15 Florida public power utilities set to deploy to Southeast states facing potentially significant impacts. As with all severe weather events, as the projected storm's path changes, utility crews may be deployed to assist with power restoration in other affected areas. 

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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 2,200-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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