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JEA sets back-to-back records for electricity demand

By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
Published on July 31, 2025 at 9:44 am
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Extreme heat drove demand for electricity to record-setting levels in Jacksonville on Monday, then did it again the next day, JEA reported.

The city-owned utility said that on July 28, JEA set a record summer peak load — a measurement of demand — at 2,959 megawatts. That broke the previous record of 2,937 set in August 2007.

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On Tuesday, the peak load edged up to 2,590 megawatts as JEA customers’ air conditioners worked to keep homes and businesses cool for a second straight day. 

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