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restoration efforts continue following hurricane matthew the florida municipal electric association fmea reports that only two municipal electric utilities affected by hurricane matthew are still working to restore power to customers while 18 of 20 municipal utilities had power restored within three days or less . as of 4 p.m. today approximately 77 800 jea customers are still without power and 5 400 new smyrna beach customers remain without power . in the jea coverage area 82 percent of customers have power and in new smyrna beach 80 percent have power . at its peak there were nearly 300 000 municipal electric utility customers without power . continue reading municipal electrics thank gov. scott for support statement from barry moline executive director florida municipal electric association regarding assistance from governor rick scott during hurricane matthew power restoration during trying times such as these coordination and cooperation are critical . as florida municipal electric utilities work to restore power to customers across the state governor rick scott has demonstrated his leadership by securing necessary resources that have enabled our crews to get on the ground and focus on the task at hand . continue reading older posts quick links fmea calendar building strong communities free online training florida electric bill comparisons fmea mobile app home power advantage hurricane storm disaster response lineman assistance fund members only section newenergyideas relay magazine tallahassee weather weekly newsletter . florida municipal electric association . p.o. box 10114 tallahassee fl 32302 2114 . copyright 1999 2016