Energy industry

The failed attempt to sell Florida’s largest municipal utility and its contract to buy nuclear-generated electricity from a Georgia plant will be examined.

The board of the Jacksonville-owned utility fired its former manager for cause, then resigned en masse; an interim manager is at the helm.

A grand jury is probing the Jacksonville-owned utility as well as a community-based group and a special City Council investigative committee.

Gov. Henry McMaster wants to sell the state-owned utility after its nuclear project debacle; a report to lawmakers on bids for Santee Cooper has been delayed.

The Florida Supreme Court ruled that the initiative was misleading, violated state law, and shouldn’t be placed on November’s ballot.

The state prosecutor for the Jacksonville area said the probe into the city-owned utility has been turned over to the federal justice system.

JEA terminated former managing director Aaron Zahn without cause; the city attorney’s office is investigating if Zahn should be fired for cause.

The Jacksonville, Florida-owned utility’s managing director and chief financial officer were both fired amid turmoil over a privatization process, which was canceled.

Public backlash and procedural missteps led the Jacksonville, Florida municipal utility’s board to end negotiations with potential bidders.

While JEA pursues a potential sale, some Jacksonville city council members are pushing back against the potential privatization.