Duke Energy Florida has completed more than 99% of power restoration in Pasco County, as well as all other counties impacted by Hurricane Milton.
In total, storm-related power outages across the company's service territory have decreased from over 1 million to approximately 30,000 – now largely concentrated in Pinellas County – as of 3 p.m. this afternoon.
While these remaining outages are often associated with damage to equipment that serves less than 25 customers, thousands of crews will continue working to restore their power as quickly as possible. In many cases, these malfunctioning devices are located behind homes and in residential areas where access is limited, meaning lineworkers will have to climb poles, rather than using bucket trucks.
"This has been a multiday restoration. All of us at Duke Energy understand the frustration of customers who remain without power," said Todd Fountain, Duke Energy Florida storm director. "As we near completion, know we will not stop until all of our customers who can receive power are restored."
