Crews from 30 states have converged on Southwest Florida to restore power after Hurricane Ian devastated the area. The work is precise and dangerous.
A power crew cuts a broken utility pole loose as they work to restore electricity in Cape Coral, Fla., after Hurricane Ian.A power crew cuts a broken utility pole loose as they work to restore electricity in Cape Coral, Fla., after Hurricane Ian.CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Florida Power & Light, the state's biggest electric utility, says it's making faster progress than anticipated in restoring service in areas battered by Hurricane Ian last week.
"Certain sections, like Fort Myers Beach, that's a search-and-rescue — and unfortunately in some areas — a recovery operation. And we are simply not going to put people in harm's way by electrifying that area," Silagy says, adding,"I suspect that will continue for at least another week." Things are moving much faster for LCEC on the mainland, where it serves suburbs and rural areas around Fort Myers. In Cape Coral, about 100 utility trucks are parked in two rows in a field out behind the big box stores as crew chiefs get their instructions for the day. James Cordella, from Long Island, N.Y. is part of a newly arrived group of contractors.
LCEC's Rusty Snider, who's organizing the work of the out-of-town contractors, says a constant challenge after a storm is the residents who incessantly approach crews to ask when the power will be restored. The hundred trucks soon fan out. At this stage, LCEC has all its substations working, and the big remaining problem are the leaning or broken utility poles, draping power lines across roofs and yards.
Given the size and power of this storm, though, experts say it might have taken longer, if Florida utilities hadn't been hardening their systems in recent years. LCEC spokeswoman Karen Ryan says the recovery has been made easier because more lines are being placed underground, and they've also been using transformers that are hardened for Florida weather.
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