Wildfires can cause extensive damage to utility infrastructure, leading to significant operational and capital expenses. While concerning, the greater worry is the liability associated with wildfires ignited by utility equipment, leading to loss of life and...
Line crews restore power for several counties in Duke Energy Florida’s service territory following Hurricane Milton. After Hurricane Milton hit Florida as a Category 3 storm, Duke Energy Florida conducted damage assessments and began to restore power to the more...
About 71% of Tampa Electric’s customers were without electricity Thursday morning after the hurricane hit land on Florida’s west coast. About 3.4 million electric customers were without power in Florida on Thursday morning after Hurricane Milton hit the state’s...
Hurricane Milton continues to pose a grave danger to Florida, where its potentially historic strike will bring destructive, life-threatening storm surge, widespread wind damage, flooding rainfall and tornadoes beginning Wednesday. “Milton has the potential to...
A state of emergency has been declared in Florida ahead of Milton, which is forecast to plow into the western peninsula on Wednesday as a major hurricane, packing wind gusts up to 140 mph and 15 feet of storm surge. Just days after the devastating impacts of Hurricane...
Mudslides, flooding and downed trees are challenging utilities in remote areas as they work to restore power. So far, supply chains have kept pace with the need for replacement equipment. Recovery efforts continue after Hurricane Helene knocked out power to about 6...
