Florida Power & Light workers return to Florida after restoring power in North Carolina following Hurricane Florence

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) employees and contractors recently returned to Florida after restoring power to customers in Columbus County, North Carolina who were affected by Hurricane Florence.

In total, FPL deployed more than 900 workers to help with restoration work following Hurricane Florence.

Following the storm, crews worked 16-hour days to restore power to 25,000 homes and businesses. FPL crews also helped residents in other ways, including repairing a flat tire for a driver and providing phone charging stations, FPL said.

“We are eager and ready to help other energy companies because they often provide assistance to us when FPL’s customers are impacted by a hurricane, such as last year’s Hurricane Irma,” FPL President and CEO Eric Silagy said. “Living in Florida, we understand and are empathetic to the circumstances after Hurricane Florence, and provided the personnel and resources to restore electric service safely and as quickly as possible. I applaud the great work completed by our men and women who worked long hours and were away from their families to help our fellow Americans in need.”

FPL participates in a mutual assistance program with other energy companies from across the United States.