Restoration Plan

How FPL restores power after a storm

A strong storm or hurricane can cause significant damage resulting in widespread power outages. FPL has developed an efficient process that helps prioritize restoration efforts, starting with facilities that provide the most critical services:

Damaged FPL power plants and power lines from the plants since these must be fixed before service can be restored anywhere. Organizations that provide critical infrastructure functions to the community, such as hospitals, police, and fire stations. Major power lines that serve large numbers of customers. Smaller power lines such as service to a single street. Individual homes or businesses still without power.

Skilled employees, dedicated to quickly restore your power

FPL crews are specially-trained technicians whose primary job after a storm is to repair damage and restore power. FPL coordinates crews from other states, who travel to Florida as soon as possible, and dispatches them to areas without power. Both repair crews and supplies are positioned near areas with the greatest damage to speed restoration and reduce response time.

FPL has been supplying electricity to Florida since 1925 and is now the largest publicly owned electric utility in the state. It provides service to nearly 8 million people, or about half the state of Florida. FPL produces electricity at 14 sites and delivers it through a system that includes over 1 million poles and more than 70,000 miles of overhead and underground transmission and distribution lines.

Visit Electrifying Journey to learn how electricity travels from our facilities to your home or business.
Read Restoration Q&A, because when your power is out, that matters to us.
Learn about keeping safe during a power outage, because your safety is our main concern.
See what FPL is doing about power disturbances down the line, and to prevent electricity problems.