JEA and solar
JEA is a municipal utility serving about 479,288 homes in Florida. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.0¢9% below Florida average
- Typical bill
- $1481,057 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~29%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 16.6 yrs4.4 kW, cash
Export rules for JEA customers
Reduced export credit, varies netting.
Municipal; since 2018 new systems' excess credited below retail (fuel-rate based). Verify current tariff.
Solar for a typical JEA home
| System | 4.4 kW (50% of 1,057 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,080 |
| First-year savings | $722 |
| Payback | 16.6 years |
| 25-year net | $7,982 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 6,592
- Share of customers
- 1.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 58 MW
- Residential customers
- 479,288
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about JEA and solar
Does JEA have net metering?
Municipal; since 2018 new systems' excess credited below retail (fuel-rate based). Verify current tariff.
How much does electricity cost with JEA?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,057 kWh a month, a bill of about $148.
Is solar worth it with JEA?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.4 kW system costing about $12,080 pays back in about 16.6 years, with $7,982 net over 25 years.
How many JEA customers have solar?
About 6,592 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: JEA (EIA ID 9617). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.