Customers Without Power Due To Frances Now 11,200; Eleven Days Ago, the Number Stood at Nearly 2.8 Million.MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. -- Florida Florida, state, United States Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and Power & Light Company reported today that 11,200 customers remain without power as a result of Hurricane Frances This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2004; for other storms of the same name, see Hurricane Frances (disambiguation) Hurricane Frances was the sixth named storm, the fourth hurricane, and the third major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. . The company has more than 16,000 workers engaged in the massive restoration effort that began eleven days ago after Frances struck Florida's east coast on Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. Weekend. The storm engulfed the Florida peninsula A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered on three sides by water. A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit.[1] Europe
feline panleukopenia. customers. For the past eleven days, FPL's restoration crews have worked 16-hour days in an effort to restore power as part of a well-rehearsed restoration plan. The company reports the plan has been executed within the restoration dates announced last week after a damage assessment was performed in the 35 Florida counties served by FPL. The company plans to complete the enormous restoration drive by end of day Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant , September September: see month. 17. Virtually all customers that were left without power by Frances will be restored throughout the day and Friday night. As the FPL crews worked today and Friday, the company reports that there may be customers who may be facing problems with their power that must be serviced on an individual basis. For example, a neighborhood may have power, but because of a damaged weatherhead A weatherhead is a weatherproof entry point for above-ground electrical wiring or telephone lines into a home or business. It typically tops a pipe-like conduit, and is shaped like a hood, with the face pointing down at an angle of at least 45°. near the meter meter, unit of measure meter, abbr. m, fundamental unit of length in the metric system. The meter was originally defined as 1/10,000,000 of the distance between the equator and either pole; however, the original survey was inaccurate and the meter was later at a house or business, an individual may be without power and unable to take service. To avoid delays in power restoration, FPL is asking customers who find they are still without power on Friday, September 17, to call 1-800-4OUTAGE out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. . The company is urging these customers first to determine if their neighbors have power restored before calling 1-800-4OUTAGE. FPL continues to thank its customers for the patience they have demonstrated in enduring these major hurricanes that have made landfall land·fall n. 1. The act or an instance of sighting or reaching land after a voyage or flight. 2. The land sighted or reached after a voyage or flight. on Florida's coastlines. The company also thanks its customers for the support and good will they have shown FPL employees throughout the restoration process. "As we bring closure to this huge restoration undertaking tomorrow, we appreciate all the comments and kind words our employees have received from our customers," Geisha geisha Member of a professional class of women in Japan whose traditional occupation is to entertain men. A geisha must be adept at singing, dancing, and playing traditional musical instruments (e.g., the samisen) in addition to being skilled at making conversation. Williams, FPL vice president for electric distribution, said. "We know the great inconvenience these hurricanes have imposed on all of us as Floridians. Working together, we can get through these weather disasters, so on behalf of our employees, we thank you for your support." Hurricane Frances: Sept. 16, 2004 (5:30 p.m.) Affected Counties Customers Out Restored Affected ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alachua - 1,300 1,300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker - 5,000 5,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradford - 4,200 4,200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brevard 1,700 252,900 254,600 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Broward - 590,600 590,600 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlotte - 21,000 21,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Clay - 900 900 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Collier - 39,200 39,200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Columbia - 11,700 11,700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DeSoto - 8,700 8,700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Flagler - 38,200 38,200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Glades - 1,700 1,700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hendry - 2,500 2,500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Highlands - 400 400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Indian River 400 43,600 44,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee - 60,700 60,700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Manatee - 70,300 70,300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin 300 83,700 84,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Miami-Dade - 423,400 423,400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nassau - 13,800 13,800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Okeechobee 1,100 16,900 18,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm Beach 6,700 653,300 660,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Putnam - 19,700 19,700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarasota - 48,900 48,900 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Seminole - 51,400 51,400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Johns - 55,000 55,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Lucie 1,000 94,000 95,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Suwannee - 4,500 4,500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Union - 1,600 1,600 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Volusia - 156,000 156,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 11,200 2,775,100 2,786,300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida Power & Light Company is the principal subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FPL), nationally known as a high quality, efficient and customer-driven organization focused on energy-related products and services. With annual revenues of more than $9 billion and a growing presence in 26 states, FPL Group is widely recognized as one of the country's premier power companies. Florida Power & Light Company serves more than 4.2 million customer accounts in Florida. FPL Energy, Inc., FPL Group's wholesale energy-generating subsidiary, is a leader in producing electricity from clean and renewable fuels Renewable fuels are alternative fuel sources such as ethanol, biodiesel (e.g. soy, vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant greases) or hydrogen, in contrast to non-renewable fuels such as natural gas, LPG (propane). . Additional information is available on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the at http://www.FPL.com, http://www.FPLGroup.com and http://www.FPLEnergy.com. Note to Editors: High-resolution high-res·o·lu·tion adj. 1. Relating to an image that has fine detail. 2. a. Of or relating to an output device that produces images that contain a large number of dots per unit of area and are therefore sharp and logos and executive head shots are available for download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. at http://www.fpl.com/news/contents/logos.shtml . |
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