Beaches Energy Services Rate Selection Guide
Beaches Energy Services is the City of Jacksonville Beach's municipal utility, serving roughly 36,000 electric customers (plus water, gas, and sanitation) across Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, and Palm Valley. With about 15 staff and a Tyler Technologies billing portal, the utility offers online bill access and e-billing only — no Green Button, interval data, EDI, or third-party API exists, so C&I data access runs through written authorization and manual record requests.
Market Overview
Florida has no retail electric choice. As a municipal utility, Beaches Energy's rates are approved by the Jacksonville Beach City Council (most recent rates published May-June 2026); the Florida PSC has only limited jurisdiction over municipals. The Electric Service Procedure Manual is available on request.
Need to pull your actual usage data to compare rates? See the Beaches Energy Services Data Access Guide →
Current Rate Schedules
Beaches Energy Services rates are set by the Jacksonville Beach City Council by resolution and published monthly on the utility's website. Bills combine a base charge, a per-kWh energy charge, and a monthly Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) that passes through bulk power costs and can move significantly with fuel markets (e.g., $0.02784/kWh in May vs. $0.03062/kWh in June 2026). Commercial customers take either General Service (energy-only) or General Service Demand, which lowers the energy rate in exchange for an $8.50/kW demand charge and rewards steady operation with load-factor demand credits up to $2.00/kW.
Effective: May 1, 2026 · Full Tariff Book →
| Schedule | Type | Applicability | Structure | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Service (Non-Demand) | commercial | Small commercial accounts — offices, retail, restaurants — without significant measured demand. | $6.00 base charge plus $0.09124/kWh energy charge and power cost adjustment ($0.02784-$0.03062/kWh in May-June 2026). Energy-only structure with no demand charge. | $0.09124/kWh + PCA (~$0.028-0.031/kWh) + $6.00/month base |
| General Service Demand | commercial | Larger commercial and light industrial accounts with measured kW demand; AC 60-cycle, single or 3-phase, 120/208V and above. | $16.25 base charge, $0.07563/kWh energy charge plus power cost adjustment, and $8.50/kW demand charge. Annual load factor credits offset the demand charge: $2.00/kW at 75%+ load factor, $1.50/kW at 70-74%, $1.00/kW at 65-69%, $0.50/kW at 60-64%. | $0.07563/kWh + PCA + $16.25/month base+ $8.50/kW, offset by load-factor credits up to $2.00/kW |
Rate Recommendations by Use Case
C&I billing data collection and cost tracking
Build a monthly PDF statement archive from the portal and track kWh, rate, and BPCA line items.
With monthly reads and no machine-readable export, disciplined statement archiving is the only reliable dataset; the BPCA line is the main cost variable to monitor.
- Enroll in e-Bill so statements arrive by email automatically
- Use multi-account access for portfolios within the portal
- Request CSV exports from customer care — undocumented but possibly available
Third-party energy management for commercial accounts
Route all access through a written customer authorization and the customer care records process.
There is no authorization portal or API; Florida's municipal privacy exemption (FS 119.0713) makes signed customer authorization the required and only path.
- Include name, account number, scope, and authorization period in the letter
- Use the subject line 'Data Access Request - [Customer] Account #[Number]'
- Budget 5-10 business days per request
Automated integration for energy software platforms
Treat Beaches Energy as a manual-collection utility and engage the city for anything programmatic.
The Tyler Technologies billing stack exposes no APIs; custom integration requires a negotiated partnership with the City of Jacksonville Beach with unknown cost and timeline.
- Monitor beachesenergy.com for smart meter or Green Button announcements
- Direct developer inquiries to customercare@beachesenergy.com marked 'Development/Integration Inquiries'
- Use commercial account managers for recurring custom data delivery
Cost Optimization Strategies
Beaches Energy's commercial rate design rewards two things directly: steady load (through unique load-factor demand credits) and choosing the right schedule between energy-only General Service and General Service Demand. Because the Power Cost Adjustment is republished monthly and tracks fuel markets, bill validation and budgeting should treat it as a variable line item.
Load Factor Credit Optimization
For: General Service Demand customers
General Service Demand customers earn monthly demand credits tied to annual load factor: $2.00/kW at 75%+, scaling down to $0.50/kW at 60-64%. Flattening operations — spreading production shifts, sequencing HVAC, smoothing refrigeration cycles — raises load factor and directly buys down the $8.50/kW demand charge. Load factor is recalculated annually, so sustained improvement pays for a full year.
Schedule Selection: Non-Demand vs. Demand
For: Mid-size commercial accounts near the demand-metering boundary
General Service Demand trades a ~1.6¢/kWh lower energy rate ($0.07563 vs. $0.09124) for an $8.50/kW demand charge. High-load-factor facilities win on the demand schedule; low-load-factor accounts with peaky usage may pay less on energy-only General Service. Run the math with 12 months of kWh and kW data before committing.
Peak Demand Shaving
For: General Service Demand customers
Each kW shaved off the monthly billing peak saves $8.50 (less any credit interplay). Stagger compressor and motor starts, pre-cool before afternoon peaks, and use timers on non-critical equipment to avoid coincident spikes.
Power Cost Adjustment Tracking
For: All customers
The PCA moves monthly with bulk power costs — it jumped from $0.02184 to $0.04125/kWh during the 2022 gas price spike and varies month to month today. Capture the published PCA each month for bill validation and budget on a fuel-price band rather than a fixed rate.
Energy Audits and Efficiency Programs
For: All commercial customers
Beaches Energy offers free energy audits and an online audit tool (myenergyplanner.com). For small commercial accounts paying ~12¢/kWh all-in, lighting, HVAC, and refrigeration efficiency measures cut the full bundled rate per kWh avoided.
To implement these strategies, you need your 15-minute interval data. Learn how to download Beaches Energy Services interval data →
Frequently Asked Questions
Can C&I customers get interval data from Beaches Energy?▾
No. Beaches Energy provides monthly billing reads only — no AMI data access, Green Button, 15/30-minute downloads, or real-time monitoring is offered. Use the monthly kWh, rate, and BPCA figures from bills for analysis, and ask customer care (904-247-6241) about future smart meter plans.
How does a consultant or energy manager access a Beaches Energy customer's billing records?▾
Submit a written customer authorization — name, account number, third-party contact, data scope, and authorization period — to customercare@beachesenergy.com or 11 N 3rd Street, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250, with the subject 'Data Access Request - [Customer] Account #[Number]'. The utility typically returns 12 months of billing records within 5-10 business days. Florida Statute 119.0713 makes authorization mandatory.
Does Beaches Energy support EDI or an API?▾
No. There is no documented EDI trading partner program, transaction sets, public API, webhooks, or developer portal. The Tyler Technologies billing platform handles payments and statements only; custom integrations would require a negotiated partnership with the City of Jacksonville Beach.
What can commercial customers actually pull from the billing portal?▾
Current and past bills as PDFs, account history with monthly kWh consumption, rate per kWh, the Bulk Power Cost Adjustment, and charges — plus multi-account and multi-bill pay features. CSV/Excel export isn't documented; request it through customer care or your assigned commercial account manager.
Who sets Beaches Energy's rates, and can customers shop for supply?▾
Rates are approved by the Jacksonville Beach City Council under municipal home-rule authority, with limited Florida PSC jurisdiction; the most recent rates were published May-June 2026. Florida has no retail electric choice, so customers take bundled service — the BPCA is the main variable cost component on bills.
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