JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 A spokesperson for JEA said the city-owned utility is closely monitoring the weather, with forecasts calling for a severe cold front with temperatures dropping to subfreezing levels Saturday through Monday. <\/p>\n
JEA crews are prepared to respond to any outage or system issue that might occur, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
Working alongside partners who are also preparing for freezing temps across Florida, JEA has its facilities prepared and is managing fuel supplies carefully.<\/p>\n
JEA wants to share the following advice for customers to prepare their homes for the extreme cold:<\/p>\n
There is a big difference between a drip and a stream. The water needs to consistently move through the pipes. (WJXT)<\/p>\n
Protecting Your Pipes<\/p>\n
Drip outside faucets in a steady stream to prevent pipes from freezing.<\/p>\n
Let water drip slowly from inside faucets, both hot and cold.<\/p>\n
Wrap any exposed pipes and backflow preventers located outside or in unheated areas.<\/p>\n
If a washing machine is in an unheated room such as a garage, disconnect both the hot and cold water lines. Place both in the drain pipe behind the washing machine. Drip both faucets at a steady stream.<\/p>\n
Know the locations of water shutoff valves and sewer clean-outs.<\/p>\n
See video below on protecting pipes in a freeze:<\/p>\n
Energy Conservation<\/p>\n
Heating accounts for up to 50% of a typical home\u2019s energy consumption. During these extreme conditions, JEA recommends:<\/p>\n
Set your thermostat to 68\u00b0F or lower and only adjust 1-2 degrees at a time to avoid activating heat strips, which are costly to run.\u00a0Set your thermostat even lower at night and when you\u2019re away.<\/p>\n
Consider using space heaters in occupied spaces while turning down the thermostat to avoid the costs of heating your entire home.\u00a0Keep safety in mind: Never leave a space heater unattended, on while sleeping or close to flammable items. Make sure the space heater has \u201ctip-over protection.\u201d<\/p>\n
Seal drafts around windows and doors to keep cold air out.<\/p>\n
Open blinds and curtains during daylight hours<\/p>\n
Consider bundling up in sweatshirts, sweaters and\/or blankets to stay warm.<\/p>\n
All heaters need space. (U.S Fire Administration)<\/p>\n
JEA knows that dealing with extreme cold likely means more energy use for customers, who could face some sticker shock when they receive their next bill.<\/p>\n
The utility shared the following payment options to help with higher bills:<\/p>\n
JEA MyBudget: A levelized payment program that takes a rolling average of your last 12 bills\u00a0so that your monthly payment will be about the same every month.\u00a0Learn more<\/a>Payment Extensions and Arrangements:\u00a0These tools give customers more time to pay their balance due. Payment extensions push out a customer\u2019s due date, while payment arrangements allow customers to pay their balance due over monthly installments. Learn more<\/a>Access to Community Resources:\u00a0We can point the way to third-party groups that offer utility bill assistance.\u00a0Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 A spokesperson for JEA said the city-owned utility is closely monitoring the weather, with forecasts…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137746,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1917,116,118,117,501,2159,221],"class_list":["post-137745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-consumer","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-jea","tag-money","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}