Your JEA bill, line by line

JEA's bill explanation shows separate sections for Electric, Sewer, Water and Irrigation service, each with its own taxes and fees, plus 13 months of usage history. That history is the quickest way to compare kWh per day across seasons.

Customers on residential rates are exempt from sales tax, according to JEA. JEA's tariffs are approved by its board of directors and filed with the Florida Public Service Commission.

Fuel moves every month. JEA's fuel rate per 1,000 kWh was $42.82 in September 2026, $43.26 in October and $49.75 in November. For context, EIA's average Florida residential price was 14.99¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), a statewide average across utilities. If your usage is steady but your bill rose, compare the fuel line first, then use the bill comparison.

JEA resets its fuel rate every month, so the same usage costs a different amount from one month to the next. Here are the last three rates on JEA's rates page and what they do to two bills and to the price of the next kWh, before taxes and fees. The basic monthly charge and energy charge are the same in every row.

Charges before taxes and local fees for a bill, and for the same bill with 100 fewer kWh. Below 1,000 kWh every kWh saved comes off the lower price; above it, off the higher one; a bill that straddles the line splits the difference. Use the right one when you value a change in the calculators, and remember that percentage-based taxes and fees come on top. Each charge line is rounded to the cent, as on a bill, so a per-kWh figure here can differ from the rate sheet's price by a hundredth of a cent.

JEA credits power that a rooftop solar system sends to the grid at JEA's fuel rate. Excess credits accrue through the calendar year and are paid out under JEA's policy. In November 2026 that rate is 4.975¢ per kWh exported, while each kWh the home buys costs 12.79¢ below 1,000 kWh and 14.68¢ above, before taxes. So a kWh used at home while the panels are producing is worth more on a JEA bill than the same kWh exported. Net billed kWh on a solar bill also isn't a measure of household use, so compare solar bills with care.

• Equipment. The $200 rebate covers ENERGY STAR central air conditioners, heat pumps and ductless mini-splits listed in the AHRI database. Heat pumps must meet JEA's tier minimums: split systems at Tier 1 need SEER2 16, EER2 11.0 and HSPF2 8.0; package units at Tier 1 need SEER2 15.2, EER2 11.5 and HSPF2 7.2; Tier 2 needs SEER2 16.9, EER2 12 and HSPF2 8.2.
• Installer. A JEA pre-qualified contractor must do the work. Ask for the AHRI listing on the quote.
• Timing. Apply within 90 days of installation and no later than October 10, 2027.
• Limits. JEA residential electric customers only, with up to 2 rebates per product type per premise every 7 years.

Enter the price after the rebate in the upgrade payback calculator, and see how to weigh a rebate before you sign.

JEA's EV incentives page says JEA, the federal government and the State of Florida aren't offering EV incentives at this time. To estimate what home charging adds to a bill, multiply the kWh you expect to add by the next-kWh price above for your usage level.