JUNO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Power & Light Company
said the majority of the customers who lost power in the wake of Tropical
Storm Gabrielle have had their service restored. The remainder will be
essentially restored by the end of the day today.
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"We thank all of our customers who have aided the restoration efforts with
their cooperation, understanding and patience," said Armando Olivera, FPL
senior vice president of power systems. "I am also very proud of our
employees, their storm restoration efforts and their dedication to serving our
customers."
FPL will keep customers updated on restoration progress via the news media
and its "Storm Center" site at http://www.fpl.com .
As of 5:30 a.m. Sunday, FPL was completing service restoration for
approximately 90,000 homes and businesses. Outages by county were:
Southwest Florida Northeast/Central Florida
Charlotte - 4,000 St. Johns - 7,000
DeSoto - 2,000 Putnam - 1,000
Manatee - 35,000 Flagler - 1,000
Sarasota - 40,000
SOURCE Florida Power & Light Company
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