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Follow on Google News | FPL Installs New Poles to Strengthen Electric Grid and Help Communities Prepare for Hurricane Season"FPL takes hurricane season very seriously and we prepare for it year-round," says Keith Hardy, FPL's vice president of Distribution.
By: Florida Power & Light Company "FPL takes hurricane season very seriously and we prepare for it year-round," Following the unprecedented hurricane seasons of 2004-2005, FPL, under the guidance of the Florida Public Service Commission, embarked on a long-term infrastructure strengthening effort to help communities better respond to severe weather. The work improves FPL’s service reliability throughout the year, but Hardy says its greatest value lies in its potential to help the utility restore power to customers faster after a storm strikes. “We work closely with the governments, customers and first responders in the 35 counties we serve to identify critical infrastructure – facilities like hospitals, 911 centers, police and fire stations – places that provide for the health and safety of the public,” says Hardy. “We worked to improve the infrastructure around these facilities first, as we know they provide essential services to our communities.” Since 2006, FPL has strengthened the electric grid serving many of the top critical facilities in the state, and is now expanding its efforts to include important thoroughfares – along with grocery stores, pharmacies and service stations – that can help communities return to “normalcy” ”We have 280 residents and patients – and that’s a lot of lives to be responsible for,” says Carmen Shell, director of the Morse Geriatric Center in West Palm Beach, one of the critical care facilities FPL services. “Restoring power rapidly is the best thing that can happen because not everything works on a generator.” Hardy reminds customers that hurricanes are devastating forces of nature, and that in a serious storm there will be power outages, which could be lengthy. He encourages customers to develop plans accordingly. “While no utility can be storm-proof,” Media Contact: FPL Media Line Florida Power & Light Company 700 Universe Blvd. Juno Beach, FL 33408 305-552-3888 amelia.gomez@ http://www.fpl.com End
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