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Governor's Press Office [Governor'sPressOffice@eog.myflorida.com] 9/15/2017 8:16:55 PM ""UPDATED* Gov. Scott: More Than 77 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.
More than 77 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 3:00 p.m. is more than 1.5 million 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 5.2 million accounts, which is how utility companies measure each Florida home or business.
STATS PROVIDED BY UTILITY PROVIDERS:
Tampa Electric o In total, 425,000 of Tampa Electric's 730,000 customers were impacted by the storm. Power has already been restored to more than 381,000 customers. o Tampa Electric expects to restore power to essentially all customers the night of Sunday, September 17th.
Florida Power and Light o In total, 4.4 million customers were impacted by the storm. Power has already been restored to more than 3.4 million customers. o FPL expects power restoration to be completed for the East Coast the night of Sunday, September 17th. o FPL expects power restoration to be completed for the West Coast by Friday, September 22nd.
Duke Energy o More than 1.3 million customers were impacted by the storm. Power has already been restored to more than 1.1 million customers. o Duke Energy expects power restoration to be completed for western service areas the night of Friday, September 15th. o Duke Energy expects power restoration to be completed for central and northern service areas the night of Sunday, September 17th.
Gulf Power o Gulf Power has fully restored power to the 13,000 customers affected by the storm and has no storm related outages.
Florida Electric Cooperatives Assoc. o More than 760,000 customers were impacted by the storm. Power has already been restored to more than 662,000 customers.
Municipal Utilities
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o More than 800,000 customers were impacted by the storm. Power has already been restored to more than 689,000 customers.
o Restoration is expected to be completed by the night of Sunday, September 17th, except hardest hit areas, such as Key West, which will take longer to restore.
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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2017
CONTACT: GOVERNOR'S PRESS OFFICE (850) 717-9282
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Gov. Scott: More Than 77 Percent of Power Outages Restored Statewide
Florida Undertaking Largest Single-State Power Restoration in History
MARATHON, 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 5.2 million accounts, which is how utility companies measure each Florida home or business. In four days, more than 77 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 Highway 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 four days, more than 77 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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