Through teamwork and dedication, lineworkers restored power to 98% of Duke Energy's impacted customers within 12 hours of Hurricane Nicole leaving the Florida service territory. As the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida in November since 1985, Nicole brought damaging rain and heavy winds to Duke Energy's service territory.
Hurricane Nicole, which followed in the footsteps of Hurricane Ian in Florida, impacted a large portion of Duke Energy's service territory. Crews rapidly responded and restored more than 300,000 customers. To expedite restoration, Duke Energy's logistics team staged 5,000 workers across the state.
"Many of those workers came from as far as the Midwest, Louisiana and the eastern portion of the country to answer the call to assist Duke Energy Florida in getting the lights back on for our customers," said Barry Anderson, senior vice president of customer delivery for Duke Energy Florida.
To take a look at the restoration process, check out this photo gallery. Also, look for a feature article on the storm in the February 2023 Electric Utility Operations section in T&D World magazine.