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    Puerto Rico May Get $2 Billion for Power Grid, Governor Says

    Feb. 8, 2018
    U.S. House and Senate leadership have agreed to allocate more than $6.8 billion of disaster relief aid
    Edison Electric Institute
    Irma Power Outage
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    Duke Energy
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    Utility Business

    Duke Energy Florida Will Not Increase Rates to Recover Hurricane Irma Costs

    Jan. 24, 2018
    Customers will directly benefit from the new federal tax law
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    FPL to Apply Federal Tax Savings Toward $1.3 Billion Cost of Hurricane Irma

    Jan. 17, 2018
    FPL may be able to use future federal tax savings to continue operating under the current base rate agreement beyond the initial term
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    Duke Energy Florida Seeks Storm Cost Recovery for Hurricane Irma

    Jan. 4, 2018
    Duke Energy restored power to more than 75 percent of customers in just three days and 99 percent within eight days
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    Puerto Rico Faces Extensive Damage After Hurricane Maria
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    Whitefish Energy Completes Work In Puerto Rico

    Dec. 7, 2017
    Whitefish Energy has completed the projects to make important transmission line and electrical grid repairs in Puerto Rico.
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    Fluor Completes High Priority Power Line in Puerto Rico

    Dec. 6, 2017
    Fluor Corp. confirmed last month that the company, working under its contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (
    NYPA
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    Electric Utility Operations

    NY Governor Sends 72 More Utility Workers to Puerto Rico for Hurricane Recovery

    Nov. 29, 2017
    Deployments This Week Coincide with Arrival of New York Utility Equipment and Vehicles in San Juan