SRQ Magazine | Stay Safe Hurricane Season Guide - Florida Power and Light

Florida Power and Light

Working for you. Every single day. Every day we’re not responding to a storm, we’re preparing for one.

FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT (FPL) IS CONTINUING ITS YEAR-ROUND PREPARATIONS FOR HURRICANES AND SEVERE WEATHER BY INVESTING IN AND ENHANCING THE ELECTRIC GRID THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THIS INCLUDES:

• Hardening the electric system with steel, concrete and reinforced wooden power poles.

• Undergrounding power lines in select neighborhoods with the Storm Secure Underground Program, improving our resiliency systemwide and our efficiency during storm restoration.

• Installing smart grid technology that helps customers avoid outages altogether and helps us restore power faster following hurricanes and severe weather.

• Maintaining trees and other vegetation around thousands of miles of power lines.

Our investments to make the electric grid stronger and smarter have proven effective in getting the lights back on faster for our customers following hurricanes and severe weather. Nevertheless, no electric grid can be 100% stormproof. That is why we encourage you to prepare your emergency plans, so your families and businesses are ready, too.

— Armando Pimentel, FPL president and CEO

HAVING A PLAN READY BEFORE A STORM IS ON FLORIDA’S DOORSTEP WILL ENSURE YOU CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY. SOME WAYS YOU CAN START CRAFTING YOUR PLANS INCLUDE:

• Making sure you know how to operate a generator safely during a potential outage.

• Checking radios, flashlights, batteries and phone chargers.

• Having a plan ready including evacuation or backup generation—for any family members who rely on medically necessary devices that require electricity.

• Calling 911 and 1-800-4-OUTAGE (1-800-468-8243) if you see downed power lines or damaged electrical equipment after a storm.

• Bookmarking FPL.com, downloading the FPL Mobile App and saving 1-800-4-OUTAGE (1-800-468-8243) to your cell phone to report and check the status of your restoration.

For tips, checklists and resources for developing emergency plans, visit FPL.com/Storm.

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