NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

JEA (Jacksonville) electricity rates

What homes pay JEA (Jacksonville) for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 484,753 homes in Florida. EIA lists it as JEA.

Headlines

Average price
14.8¢ a kWh
Up 11% on a year ago
Average bill
$155 a month
Up 8.5% on a year ago
Average use
1,052 kWh
A month. Florida 1,097 kWh
Price rank in Florida
5 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, JEA (Jacksonville) homes paid 14.8¢ a kWh, against 15.4¢ across Florida.

JEA (Jacksonville) vs Florida

JEA (Jacksonville)Florida
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.8¢15.4¢
Price in August 202614.3¢15.0¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$155$169
Bill in August 2026$197$217
Average monthly use1,052 kWh1,097 kWh
Price change, past year+11%+4.4%
Price change since 2019+29%+32%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026