Sept. 26, 2024 | 11:06 a.m.
Florida Power & Light said it is ready to respond at Hurricane Helene approaches the state.
FPL said it has assembled a restoration workforce of thousands and is pre-positioning crews, equipment and supplies to restore power safely and as quickly as possible. Pictures on social media show a large parking lot of FPL trucks in Pensacola, seemingly staging for deployment after Helene hits Thursday night.
“Helene is expected to be a powerful storm with widespread impacts,” said FPL President and CEO Armando Pimentel in a FPL press release. “I want to assure customers that FPL is ready to respond. We have a restoration workforce strategically positioned and ready to restore power quickly. We will not stop until every customer is restored.”
As soon as it is safe to do so, FPL said it will begin the restoration process while field crews complete a full damage assessment.
