ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.,
Oct. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- About 4,000 repair workers today continued to restore power
to Duke Energy customers on the Florida
Panhandle following Hurricane Michael.
About 14,800 customers remained without power as of 4:30
p.m.
The company has repaired more than 62,000 outages. About 77,700
Duke Energy customers lost power during the storm.
The hurricane damaged a significant portion of the region's
electric system, including transmission towers, substations,
utility poles, power lines and other major infrastructure
components – all of which will need to be repaired or replaced
before power can be restored to many of Duke Energy's
customers.
Customers can view an online map that provides the most current
estimated power restoration times:
https://www.dukeenergyupdates.com/michael/florida/florida-restoration-timeline
Below is the latest power restoration information, by
geographical zone.
- Zone 1 – Taylor,
Madison, Hamilton, Suwannee, Lafayette, Dixie and Gilchrist counties: Power has been
restored to all customers whose properties can receive power.
- Zone 2 – Jefferson and
Leon counties: Power has been
restored to all customers whose properties can receive power.
- Zone 3A – Wakulla
County: Power has been restored to all customers whose
properties can receive power.
- Zone 3B – Franklin County communities of Carrabelle, Lanark
Village, Panacea and
Alligator Point: The majority
of customers whose properties can receive power will have service
restored no later than 11:59 p.m.,
Monday, Oct. 15. Individual power
restoration times will be updated as they become available. Visit
https://www.duke-energy.com/outages for details.
- Zone 3C – Franklin County
communities of St. George Island,
Eastpoint and Apalachicola: The majority of customers
whose properties can receive power will have service restored no
later than 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17. Visit
https://www.duke-energy.com/outages for details.
- Zone 4 – Communities in this zone are located
where the center of the hurricane made landfall, causing massive
destruction. The majority of Gulf
County customers whose properties can receive power,
except for those in St. Joe Beach,
can expect to have service restored by 11:59
p.m., Thursday, Oct.
18.
Duke Energy currently is unable to provide an estimated power
restoration time for Bay
County and Dog
Island. The company is working hard to determine that
information as soon as possible. Many parts of this area are
difficult to access or totally inaccessible. Some areas will
require extensive reconstruction of the electric system.
Visit https://www.duke-energy.com/outages for details.
More information
- In all counties, estimated times indicate when power will be
restored to the majority of customers whose properties did not
experience damage or flooding that would prevent electric service
restoration. Many customers' power will be restored sooner.
- Power restoration times in isolated areas might be extended,
depending on damage severity.
- Damaged or flooded properties first might require repairs by a
licensed electrician and/or an electrical inspection by local
officials before electric service can be restored. This includes
properties whose electric meter boxes were damaged. Though Duke
Energy owns the actual meter at each customer's home or business,
the customer owns the meter box in which the meter is mounted. For
safety reasons, the company cannot restore power to a property
whose meter box is damaged.
- For storm or power restoration updates, visit
https://www.dukeenergyupdates.com/michael/florida – or follow Duke
Energy on Twitter (@DukeEnergy) and Facebook (Duke Energy).
- Latest damage photos –
https://news.duke-energy.com/multimedia-gallery/photos/hurricane-michael-florida
Power line safety
- Stay away from power lines that have fallen or are
sagging.
- Consider all power lines – as well as trees, limbs and anything
else in contact with power lines – energized and dangerous.
- Report power line hazards by calling 800.228.8485.
- If a power line falls across a car that you're in, stay in the
car. If you MUST get out of the car due to a fire or other
immediate life-threatening situation, do your best to jump clear of
the car and land on both feet. Be sure that no part of your body is
touching the car when your feet touch the ground.
- Click here for a video about power line safety
High-water safety
- People who live along lakes and rivers, and in other low-lying
areas or areas prone to flooding, should pay close attention to
local emergency management officials, the National Weather Service
and local media for information about changing weather conditions
and rising lake and river levels.
- High water conditions can create navigational hazards. The
public should use caution and adhere to the advice of local
emergency management officials before going on area lakes or
rivers.
- Members of the public who have electrical service to facilities
(piers, outside lighting on seawalls, etc.) on or near water,
should have this service de-energized to avoid injuries and
equipment damage.
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