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Day events where attendees can access community resources and guidance, and project-specific engagement sessions to help neighborhoods understand upcoming infrastructure work and provide feedback. For the business community, we focus on regional economic development and supplier engagement, highlighted by more than $ 30 million dollars in contracts awarded to small and emerging local businesses in 2025.”
Infrastructure improvements
Reflecting its long-term commitment to reliability, sustainability, and strategic growth across electric, water, and wastewater systems, JEA has several infrastructure upgrades underway.“ Over the next three years, we plan to invest more than $ 4 billion in capital improvements, with major initiatives including a $ 1.57 billion combinedcycle natural gas facility approved in 2025 for the former St. Johns River Power Park site, which will strengthen long-term grid reliability,” Jenny shares.“ We’ re also advancing the Fulton Cut Transmission Line Clearance Project, designed to raise high-voltage lines over the St. Johns River and allow larger commercial vessels to access JAXPORT, with completion expected by summer 2027.”
On the water side, JEA is leading the development of the H2.0 Purification Center, Florida’ s first facility designed to purify used water and replenish the Floridan Aquifer.“ Additional community-focused infrastructure programs include the statefunded rebuild of failing wastewater systems in Normandy Village and ongoing septic tank phase-out projects across Jacksonville neighborhoods such as Riverview,” Juli adds.
Powering growth
Looking ahead to 2026 and 2027, JEA anticipates continued growth across Jacksonville and is preparing to meet the community’ s increasing demand for reliable, affordable, and sustainable utility services.“ Our four-billion-dollar capital plan is designed to modernize critical infrastructure, expand system capacity, and enhance long-term resilience over the next three years,” Juli says.“ As we advance major investments in electric generation, water resource protection, system hardening, and technology modernization, we remain focused on ensuring ratepayer value through thoughtful planning and financial stewardship.”
Jenny concludes:“ We’ re constantly striving to be increasingly agile, sustainable,
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