Power Restored to 99 Percent of Public Power Customers Statewide

The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) today reported that 99 percent of the state’s municipal electric utility customers have had their power restored following the devastation of Hurricane Irma. Approximately 18,500 municipal electric customers remain without power in Alachua, Duval, Marion, Monroe and Polk Counties.
With Hurricane Irma coming onshore in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm, Monroe County was the hardest hit and will take the longest to fully restore. Crews continue to work tirelessly to bring all Monroe County public power customers back online as soon as possible. Additional crews and resources have been sent to assist Keys Energy Services with their restoration efforts.
Municipal electric utilities with customers who remain without power are also assessing individual situations in their areas. Some customers without power may have sustained damage to their homes and businesses preventing power restoration. Any homes or businesses with damage to their weatherheads must first have those repaired or replaced by an electrician before power can be restored.
As of 12 p.m., FMEA reported the following county-by-county power outage information for its municipal utility members:

The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) represents the unified interests of 34 public power communities across the state, which provide electricity to more than 3 million of Florida’s residential and business consumers.