The 2004 hurricane season is shaping up to be the most traumatic in recent history. Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan have already slammed into the coastal regions of Florida and Alabama, leaving billions of dollars in damages while spawning tornadoes and torrential rains. Crews from across the country are working overtime to bring back power to millions of customers. Utilities can't rest easy yet. As of press time, tropical storm Jeanne is hovering over the Dominican Republic and is expected to gain strength as it moves through open water. Florida is within the projected path of this storm according to the National Hurricane Center. Highlights below give an overview of the magnitude of damage these storms have inflicted.

Alabama Power, Mississippi Power Assess Damage from Hurricane Ivan

Alabama Power and Mississippi Power crews are assessing damage today caused by Hurricane Ivan…

Tampa Electric Mobilizes to Assist Florida Power & Light With Continued Power Restoration

After working tirelessly to restore hurricane-related power outages in their own company's service area, a contingent of 19 Tampa Electric workers have traveled to Palm Beach this morning to lend their skills and diligence to neighboring Florida Power & Light to help FPL's continued restoration efforts…

FPL Restoration Crews Continue

Florida Power & Light Co. reports that restoration crews have made good progress in reducing the number of homes and businesses without power to 188,900 as a result of Hurricane Frances…

Hydro One Sends “Small Army” of Staff to Assist in Florida Power Restoration

Hydro One is sending a “small army” of almost 270 lines staff in more than 130 trucks to Florida to assist in power restoration following the devastation caused by recent hurricanes…

Crews Work to Restore Power in Florida, Georgia

After Hurricane Frances struck the coasts of Florida and Georgia last weekend, electric utilities all over the region have been working to restore power to the over 3.6 million people left without power in the area…

Major Rebuilding Work Complete In DeSoto and Charlotte

Florida Power & Light Co. has announced it has completed the reconstruction of its electrical infrastructure in Charlotte and DeSoto counties, thirteen days after Hurricane Charley devastated Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte and Arcadia…

Progress Energy Florida Restores Power to 99% of Customers

Progress Energy crews in Florida have been working around the clock repairing the damage from Hurricane Charley. Power has been restored to 498,805 or 99% of the customers who lost power when Hurricane Charley battered Florida last Friday…

FPL Continues Power Restoration Efforts in Damaged Areas

Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) is continuing power restoration focusing on areas most damaged by Hurricane Charley. To date, service is restored to 824,100 of the 874,000 customers throughout the company's service territory affected by the recent, devastating storm…

Restoration Crews Continue Working Around the Clock

Florida Power & Light Co. reported more progress overnight as crews continued to reduce the number of its customers without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley…

Most of Tampa Electric's Outages Restored

Tampa Electric today announced that, with just 3,000 customers to restore in its Winter Haven service area following Hurricane Charley, the company is able to release the line repair and tree trimming crews that traveled to Florida to assist with the company's own repair work…

Progress Energy Continues Reconstruction

Progress Energy Florida crews continue to restore power to customers across Florida. The company has restored power to 163,421, or one-third of its customers who lost power when Hurricane Charley battered Florida on Friday, August 13…