JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The JEA Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday morning to vote on a proposed increase to electric, water and wastewater rates.

In October 2024, JEA proposed electric, water, sewer and irrigation rate adjustments for JEA Board approval. If approved, customers could see an average bill increase of about 3.7% starting in April.

“The proposed adjustments will better align our revenue requirements with what it costs to serve customers and will continue to keep our rates among the lowest in Florida,” JEA said in a statement back in February.

According to JEA, if approved, the rate hikes will help maintain infrastructure and build new facilities. They will also help with the compliance of regulatory requirements such as reducing carbon emissions and water pollution.

In addition, JEA has previously said the proposed rate hikes are “ predominantly attributed to obligations to Plant Vogtle, ” a nuclear power plant in Georgia that provides clean energy to JEA customers.

JEA said the proposed increase is below inflation, and that the rates will remain amongst the lowest in Florida even with the approval of the rate adjustments.

Electric rate recommendations

An electric bill is based on the number of kilowatt-hours (kwh) that are used each month.

Under the proposed changes, the rate adjusted for a 1,000kwh bill would be approximately 3.6% higher. According to JEA, 59% of customer bills are at 1,000 kWh or less monthly.

In 2026, the rate would increase by 5.4%, equivalent to a $7 increase.

Waste & sewer rate recommendations

JEA is proposing a 6% rate revenue adjustment for water and sewer for FY-2025 and a 4.2% rate revenue adjustment for FY-2026.

For a 3/4″ meter size, there would be an increase of $0.46 for sewer for FY-2025 and a $1.76 increase for FY-2026. According to JEA, 60% of residential sewer customers use this meter size.

Residential water rates would increase by $1.23 for a 3/4″ meter for FY-2025 and $0.56 for FY-2026.

Tuesday’s meeting is set to begin at 9 a.m.