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2005 Press Releases

• JEA Sees Highest Summer Electric Usage to Date on July 22
• Sierra Club Awards JEA for Environmentally-Friendly Programs and Goals
• JEA Board Approves New Water, Sewer Rates
• JEA Partners with other Utilities to Build North Florida Power Project
• JEA Board Approves Southside Generating Station Site Bid
• JEA Expects Completion of Ponte Vedra Project in June
• JEA Passes Half Million Mark on New Meter Installation
• JEA Board Approves Increased Fuel Rate, Undergrounding Pilot Program
• JEA to Close Downtown Center on Saturdays
• JEA Announces Pump-Out Guidelines for Private Boats Beginning Jan 31
• JEA Boards Calls February Hearing on Fuel Adjustment Rate
• JEA Urges Contractors/Vendors to Get Super Bowl Requests in by Jan. 24

2004 Press Releases

• JEA Takes Part in Nebraska Wind Farm Project for Green Power Credit
• JEA Purchases St. Joe Utility in St. Johns County
• JEA Receives Community Restoration Award for 2004 Hurricane Season
• JEA Breaks Prior Plant-Building Safety Records at Brandy Branch
• JEA Prepares for Possible Impact of Frances
• JEA Project Update
• JEA, City Vehicles Use New Ethanol Fueling Site for Vehicles
• JEA Board Approves Fuel Rate Adjustment for Nov. 1
• JEA Pays Fine, Plans Water Quality Improvements with FDEP Order
• JEA Maintains Lower Rates than Most Utilities with Fuel Increase
• City Cites Noise Complaint, Threatens Fine in Quieting Big Jim
• JEA Completes Phase I of City Energy Program with Solar at City Hall
• JEA Adopts Water Conservation Rate Effective October 1
• JEA Expedites Plan to Replace Pipe at Southwest Wastewater Plant
• Board Cites Cost, Affirms Overhead Transmission Policy
• JEA Board Calls May Public Hearing on Water Conservation Rate
• Canoe Association Drops Final Consent Degree Against Buckman
• Standard & Poor's Raises Ratings on JEA Water and Sewer Bonds
• JEA Seeks "Green Power" Companies in Reaching 2015 Goal
• Water Conservation Key to New Rates Proposed to the JEA Board
• Pipe Installation for JEA's Downtown Chilled Water Plant Begins
• JEA Begins Work on New Phase of St. Johns River Water Line
• Buckman Receives Awards from Federal, State Agencies

2003 Press Releases

• JEA Employees Donate Hundreds of Toys
• Ponte Vedra MSD Septic Tank Phase-Out Project to Begin
  JEA Plans Town Meetings with Residents
• Jacksonville: Solar Power Capital of Florida JEA & JAA Partner on Newest Solar Power Project
• JEA Line Maintainers Score First Place Awards in State & National Line Maintainer's Rodeo Competition
• Record Cold Weather Helps Push JEA to New All-Time Record Peak

2002 Press Releases

• "Big Jim" Goes Back to Work
• Big Jim is home!
• New JEA Branch Offices Give Customers New Choices to Pay, New Chances to Win
• Crews Head Home from Lafayette
• Bush Administration's Clear Skies Initiative Gets Support from Public Power
• POWER Magazine's 2002 Powerplant Award Goes to JEA's Northside Generating Station
• JEA's "electric cowboys" among best in the world
• JEA Science Theater & AquaExpo New Exhibit Opens at MOSH
• Five Years of JEA Water & Sewer Work
• Demolition of Boiler Unit #4 at JEA's Southside Generating Station (SGS)
• Early Summer Heat Pushes JEA to New Record Summer Peak
• Extra Lawn Watering in Hot, Dry Weather Leads to New Record Water Usage
• JEA Completes Initial Review of Monday's Power Outage
• JEA Water System Sustains No Serious Damage from Monday's Power Outage
• JEA and Sterling Planet partner to market Solar Energy
• Spring Training...for Your Lawn?
• Florida Hazardous Weather Week: Lightning Protection for your Computer?

2001 Press Releases

• Southside Generating Station Decommissioning
• First delivery of solid fuel at JEA's Northside Generating Station
• JEA Executive Named to ITFlorida Board of Directors
• JEA Plans No Rate Increases and Improved Services in 2002 - 12 Consecutive Years No Electric Rate Increase
• JEA Northside Repowering Project Reaches Major Milestone
• Fire Hydrant FAQ