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100% Renewable Energy by 2050
JEA currently has no timeline for decommissioning its coal-fired Northside Generating Station and renewable energy accounts for less than 2% of its energy generation portfolio.
As a result, the Northeast Florida group of the Sierra Club has launched the Renew Jax campaign to urge JEA and the City of Jacksonville to commit to 100% renewable energy, such as solar, by 2050. Twelve other Florida cities have already committed to exclusively using renewable energy on or before 2050, demonstrating this is a reasonable request and timeline.
Join us in supporting the Renew Jax campaign by asking JEA to commit to 100% renewables by 2050.
Be a Voice for Renewable Energy
St. Johns Riverkeeper supports the Renew Jax campaign and recently provided the following recommendations to the JEA Board of Directors:
- Do not expand coal use.
- Decommission the Northside Generating Station by 2030.
- Commit to 30% renewable energy sources by 2030.
- Commit to 5% residential rooftop solar by 2030.
- Implement aggressive residential energy efficiency and weatherization programs.
- Commit to 100% Renewable Energy Sources by 2050.
A warming planet is intensifying storms and increasing water temperatures and water levels. More frequent flooding and an increase in stormwater runoff means more pollution and sewage overflows washing into our river. Warmer waters leads to more algae blooms and fish kills, while rising waters cause more septic tanks to fail and salt water to contaminate our aquifer.
We certainly must invest in resiliency strategies to prepare our communities for the consequences of climate change. But, we must also dramatically reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are errantly warming our planet and putting our St. Johns River and all Floridians at risk.
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Here's how you can still support clean energy in Northeast Florida:
- Support Renew Jax – If you are a member of a business or civic organization, ask them to support Renew Jax. Have your group or organization join as a supporter of the campaign.
- Contact JEA – If you are a JEA customer, let them know that you support the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources by 2050. Send emails to irp@jea.com and JEABoard@jea.com. Copy MayorLennyCurry@coj.net and your City Council Member (https://www.coj.net/city-council).
Other ways to help!
- Support Renew Jax – If you are a member of a business or civic organization, ask them to support Renew Jax. Have your group or organization join as a supporter of the campaign.
- Contact Your City Council Member – If you are a JEA customer, let your City Council Member (https://www.coj.net/city-council) know that you support the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources by 2050.