FLORIDA – Duke Energy workers from Indiana, including Lawrence County, responded after Hurricane Debby hit Florida on Monday.
Hurricane Debby brought strong winds, heavy rainfall, and widespread flooding to Florida. The company has relocated crews to concentrate on the hardest-hit areas, which require additional work to complete restoration.
Crews continue to work tirelessly to restore power in areas hardest hit, and the company will not stop until every customer has power.
“Duke Energy is grateful for our customers’ continued patience and understanding as our crews have been working around the clock to get the lights back on,” said Todd Fountain, Duke Energy Florida storm director. We are proud of our progress so far, but we remain laser-focused on safely restoring power for every last customer, going above and beyond to demonstrate our commitment to the communities we serve.”
Duke Energy Florida anticipates restoring 95% of customers in Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Levy, Marion, and Sumter counties by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, though many customers will be restored before then.
The estimated restoration time for 95% of the remaining customers in the hardest-hit areas is 11:59 p.m. Wednesday.
The remaining customers in the hardest-hit areas include:
- Alachua County
- Columbia County
- Dixie County
- Gilchrist County
- Hamilton County
- Jefferson County
- Lafayette County
- Madison County
- Suwannee County
- Taylor County
- Wakulla County
The company continues to coordinate estimated restoration times with its neighboring utilities, cooperatives, and municipalities served by Duke Energy Florida transmission lines and substations.
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 12,300 megawatts of energy capacity and supplies electricity to two million residential, commercial, and industrial customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area in Florida.
