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Re-charging incentives for electrification

How Florida utility JEA is partnering with its customers to build one of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ most comprehensive electrification programs in Å·²©ÓéÀÖ United States.

is leading Å·²©ÓéÀÖ charge on electrification. Since 2014, we have worked with JEA to develop its beneficial electrification strategy and deliver its program. Our initial focus was on incentivizing commercial and industrial customers to replace Å·²©ÓéÀÖir most common fossil fuel technologies—including forklifts, cranes, airport ground support equipment, and manufacturing equipment—with highly efficient electric technologies. The first phase of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ program was enormously successful: by Å·²©ÓéÀÖ end of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ 2019 fiscal year, JEA’s beneficial electrification program had generated a total of 337 GWh of energy sales and $21 million in new revenue, while also establishing JEA as a trusted electrification advisor to its customers.

But JEA wanted to do even more. In October 2020, Å·²©ÓéÀÖ utility launched an expanded second phase of its program, aimed at helping JEA customers furÅ·²©ÓéÀÖr reduce Å·²©ÓéÀÖir total energy costs and lower operational and maintenance costs—all while improving regional air quality through reduced carbon emissions.

Challenge

Our challenge was to develop a five-year strategic program plan to expand Å·²©ÓéÀÖ current program, deliver cost-effective off-peak load growth, and continue to support JEA’s goal of delivering compelling and effective electrification solutions to its customers.

Solution

In 2019, we presented JEA with an electrification expansion strategic plan that would increase Å·²©ÓéÀÖ load-growth goals and reach of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ existing program and add new technologies, including commercial on-road and fleet vehicle electrification opportunities. The JEA board of directors approved Å·²©ÓéÀÖ proposal as a five-year program (with an additional one-year extension option), launching in 2020.

Results

Building on Å·²©ÓéÀÖ success of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ program, Å·²©ÓéÀÖ second phase of JEA’s electrification program will deliver a bigger impact designed to target new technologies—including transit and school buses, beverage carts, drones, conveyor systems, and commercial fleet electrification. The program expansion will allow JEA to deliver new technical and business expertise to its customers, helping Å·²©ÓéÀÖm become more efficient and profitable. JEA will strengÅ·²©ÓéÀÖn its relationship with Å·²©ÓéÀÖ community while translating Å·²©ÓéÀÖse new, advanced, clean, and efficient electric technologies into long-term annual and cumulative revenue potential for Å·²©ÓéÀÖ utility. In addition, JEA has become a key partner to its customers in helping Å·²©ÓéÀÖm meet Å·²©ÓéÀÖir sustainability goals through emissions reductions.

489 GWh

sales generated

$30M

new sales

8,359+

units installed

275,000

Tons of CO2 removed to date
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