As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida’s west coast, Duke Energy Florida is urging its customers to prepare for this catastrophic storm and a lengthy power restoration process that will result in extended outages.
The company is readying 16,000 resources to respond to more than 1 million power outages across its service territory as soon as weather and other conditions allow. These crews are convening at The Villages, Suwannee Valley Farmers Market and Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers, staging sites that are positioned along the outside of Hurricane Milton’s projected path, but as close to the impacted areas as possible. (Click here or see the video below for video footage from the staging sites.)
"Duke Energy Florida asks that our customers prepare now – before it’s too late – for exceptionally high storm surge, strong winds and heavy rainfall that will cause extensive damage, not only to their homes and businesses, but to our equipment and infrastructure as well," said Todd Fountain, Duke Energy Florida storm director. “While our crews are ready to begin the power restoration process as soon as it’s safe, we want to manage our customers’ expectations and ensure they are planning for extended outages.”
