Disaster Response

Plan, respond, and restore: electric utilities rising to the occasion with grid resilience, hardening and mutual aid.

Highlights

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Disaster Response

Duke Energy Florida Restores 98% of Customers 12 Hours After Nicole Exited the State

Nov. 14, 2022
As of noon, Duke Energy Florida has restored power to more than 287,000 customers, with less than 5,000 customers without power due to the storm.
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Overhead Distribution

FPL Essentially Completes Restoration to More Than 2.1 Million Customers

Oct. 10, 2022
With 99.8% of all customers restored, FPL has essentially completed restoration to more than 2.1 million customers impacted by catastrophic Hurricane Ian.
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Electric Utility Operations

Santee Cooper Restores 70,000 Customers after Hurricane Ian

Oct. 6, 2022
Line crews worked around the clock to replace power poles and transformers in the utility's service territory.
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Tampa Electric Restores Power to Essentially All Customers

Oct. 6, 2022
About 3,000 line workers, tree trimmers and other personnel worked together to get the lights back on and make repairs in the wake of Hurricane Ian.
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Electric Utility Operations

Lineman's Expo Exhibitor to Send Hydration Packs to Ian Response Crews

Oct. 6, 2022
Working Athlete will ship hydration packs to companies with linemen responding to Hurricane Ian.

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Resources

Wildfire Risk Mitigation

Feb. 16, 2022
Learn about the tools and practices that minimize power equipment caused fires.
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Disaster Response

Ameren Illinois Recognized For Restoring Power To 200,000 Customers During June Derecho

Jan. 24, 2024
The peak number of outages company-wide reached nearly 182,000 customers, equivalent to roughly 1,000 customer outages per minute, over a three-hour period of the storm.
Disaster Response

Duke Energy Crews Restore Power Of More Than 425,000 Customers Across The Carolinas

Jan. 12, 2024
Duke Energy has 6,000 line and tree workers continuing power restoration in the affected regions.
Disaster Response

Iberdrola U.S. Workers Restore Power to More Than 420,000 Customers After Maine Storm

Jan. 3, 2024
The storm left around 355,000 without power, destroyed more than 1,100 poles, damaged several transmission lines and felled more than 3,000 trees.
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Electric Utility Operations

Line Crews Respond to Nashville Tornadoes

Dec. 12, 2023
Multiple tornadoes hit the Nashville Electric Service service territory, knocking out power for 48,000 customers.