FPL Continues to Make Progress in Restoring Power; Nearly 65 Percent of Affected Customers Now With Power.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 Power & Light Company reported that in its third day of restoration following Hurricane Charley This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2004; for other storms named Hurricane Charley, see Hurricane Charley (disambiguation). Hurricane Charley was the third named storm, the second hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. , FPL has restored service to 561,000 customers left without electricity as a result of the devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. Category 4 storm. Nearly 65 percent of affected customers now have power. "As FPL and its workforce continue their around-the-clock effort, we sincerely appreciate the patience of customers and their understanding of the complexity of the job that is underway, including the logistics of managing a veritable army of workers in regions where they, too, are dealing with hot humid weather, long days and limited services," said 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, vice president of electrical distribution. FPL has completed service restoration in 11 counties, including the East Coast and Central Florida
Central Florida is the central region of the United States state of Florida, on the East Coast. counties of St. Johns, Putnam, Indian River Indian River, lagoon, c.100 mi (160 km) long, E Fla., parallel to the east coast from N of Titusville to Stuart. Along the lagoon a variety of citrus and vegetable products are grown and transported by small boats to towns on its waterway and those further inland. , Martin, St. Lucie St. Lucie may refer to:
West Florida was a region on the north shore of the Gulf of Mexico, which underwent several boundary and sovereignty changes during its history. counties and four northeast central counties where FPL must rebuild sections of its power line grid as part of its restoration effort. FPL has provided restoration estimates to its communities except for the hardest hit areas including Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda Punta Gorda may refer to:
FPL has a trained workforce of 10,000 men and women that are working around the clock to rebuild and restore power. Approximately 6,000 workers are deployed in the field working on clearing lines and debris, rebuilding damaged electrical facilities and restoring electricity safely and as quickly as possible. More than 5,800 field personnel from other utilities, part of a mutual aid assistance program, are hard at work on the rebuild and restoration effort. FPL's Customer Care Center is operating around the clock handling emergency electrical service Electrical service, in building wiring, refers to the wiring that connects the electric utility's cables in the street to the building. Specifically, electrical service is the wiring from the street, through the meter and up to the panelboard, but no farther. calls and reports of electrical equipment A piece of electrical equipment is a machine, powered by electricity and usually consists of an enclosure, a variety of electrical components and often a power switch. Examples of Electrical Equipment
The company continues to urge everyone to be safe, including customers, and FPL personnel and contractors out in the field. Stay away from downed power lines as well as flooded areas. Do not walk in standing water and do not venture into areas of debris, since you may not be able to see a power line that could still be energized and dangerous.
Hurricane Charley: August 16, 2004 - 5 p.m.
County Customers Out Restored Affected
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West Florida
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Charlotte 70,000 20,000 90,000
Collier 30,000 100,000 130,000
DeSoto 11,000 4,000 15,000
Glades - 2,000 2,000
Hendry 1,000 4,000 5,000
Lee 90,000 85,000 175,000
Sarasota 10,000 16,000 26,000
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Subtotal 212,000 231,000 443,000
North & Central Florida
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Brevard 7,000 68,000 75,000
Flagler 1,000 23,000 24,000
Seminole 13,000 18,000 31,000
St. Johns - 18,000 18,000
Volusia 80,000 64,000 144,000
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Subtotal 101,000 191,000 292,000
TOTAL 313,000 422,000 735,000
Additional Counties
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Broward 40,000 40,000
Highlands 1,000 1,000
Indian River 1,000 1,000
Manatee 1,000 1,000
Martin 5,000 5,000
Miami-Dade 45,000 45,000
Okeechobee 2,000 2,000
Palm Beach 40,000 40,000
Putnam 3,000 3,000
St. Lucie 1,000 1,000
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139,000 139,000
Overall Total 313,000 561,000 874,000
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 at http://www.FPL.com, http://www.FPLGroup.com and http://www.FPLEnergy.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: FPL has a media representative in the Fort Myers/Port Charlotte area available for interviews. Please contact Corporate Communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. at 305-552-3888 to arrange an interview in that location. High-resolution logos and executive head shots are available for download at http://www.fpl.com/news/contents/logos.shtml . |
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