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Governor's Press Office [Governor'sPressOffice@eog.myflorida.com] 9/17/2017 6:29:44 PM ""UPDATED* Gov. Scott: 90 Percent of Power Outages Restored Statewide
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Please see the below information and release from Governor Rick Scott that is updated with the most recent power restoration numbers.
90 percent of all outages have been restored by more than 30,000 restoration personnel across Florida - the largest power restoration undertaking in history for a single state.
The current power outage as of 12:00 p.m. is more than 675,000 accounts. For a full breakdown, click HERE.
Since the height of power outages, 6.7 million on Monday, power has been restored to more than 6 million accounts, which is how utility companies measure each Florida home or business.
STATS PROVIDED BY UTILITY PROVIDERS:
Tampa Electric o Tampa Electric has restored power to the 730,000 customers affected by the storm.
Florida Power and Light o In total, 4.4 million customers were impacted by the storm. Power has already been restored to more than 4 million customers.
Duke Energy o More than 1.3 million customers were impacted by the storm. Power has already been restored to more than 1.2 million customers.
Gulf Power o Gulf Power has restored power to the 13,000 customers affected by the storm.
Florida Electric Cooperatives Assoc. o More than 760,000 customers were impacted by the storm. Power has already been restored to more than 730,000 customers.
Municipal Utilities o More than 800,000 customers were impacted by the storm. Power has already been restored to more than 770,000 customers.
From: Governor's Press Office Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 4:30 PM Subject: Gov. Scott: More Than 65 Percent of Power Outages Restored Statewide
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Gov. Scott: 90 Percent of Power Outages Restored Statewide
Florida Undertaking Largest Single-State Power Restoration in History
EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. - Today, Governor Rick Scott made it clear that while power restoration crews have been working around the clock across the state, Florida's top priority continues to be restoring power for 100 percent of homes and businesses. Since the height of the power outages, 6.7 million accounts on Monday, power has been restored to more than 6 million accounts, which is how utility companies measure each Florida home or business. In six days, 90 percent of all outages have been restored by more than 30,000 restoration personnel across Florida - the largest power restoration undertaking in history for a single state. Governor Scott has hosted calls with utility companies and has directed the Florida Flighway Patrol to provide law enforcement escorts to utility vehicles to ensure that they can quickly and safely reach communities in need. The Governor will continue to aggressively work with the utility companies until every Floridian has power so the state can fully rebuild and recover from Hurricane Irma.
Governor Scott said, "Over the past few days, I have seen firsthand how Hurricane Irma has impacted our communities, and I know from talking with these families that power restoration is the number one thing they need to start the recovery process. Fully restoring power is my top priority and we have been aggressively working with utility providers to solve this issue as fast as possible. Right now, tens of thousands of people across our state are working day and night to get power restored and in six days, 90 percent of all outages have been restored. We will not stop until 100 percent of Florida homes and businesses have power so all families can get back to their normal lives."
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