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Staff ReportsSeptember 13, 2017

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Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday night said he’s “made it clear” that getting gasoline to the pumps and turning the lights back on are tied for his No. 1 priority. Scott “will continue to aggressively work until every Floridian can return to work and their kids can go back to school,” his office said in […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2017

Duke Energy announced it expects to have restored lost electrical service to the western portions of its service area – Pinellas and Pasco counties – by midnight Friday, and to most of the rest by midnight Sunday, but the hard hit counties of Hardee and Highlands likely will wait longer. Duke’s announcement came Tuesday afternoon […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2017

More than 5.6 million homes and businesses still were without power at 6 a.m. Tuesday in the wake of Hurricane Irma, according to the latest report from the Florida Office of Emergency Management. That includes Collier County and several low-population counties where the numbers of customers — individual homes or businesses — topped 90 percent […]

Scott PowersSeptember 11, 2017

Central Florida is mainly dealing with power outages throughout, with more than 1.1 million residences and businesses reported without electricity Monday, a situation that also plagues traffic lights and other services. With an estimated 372,000 residences and businesses without power and counting countywide, Orange County’s curfew remains in effect through 6 p.m. Monday. The Orange […]

Gary FineoutSeptember 6, 2016

The big question in Tallahassee is whether you have power, and whether you think local officials are to blame for the grinding pace of restoring electricity following Hurricane Hermine. The rising anger is playing out on social media and in the political sphere, with state and local leaders trading accusations about the slow pace of […]

Tag: Power

Rick Scott: ‘Fuel and power Florida’s top priorities’

Duke hopes to have Pinellas, Pasco power up by midnight Friday

5.6 million homes, businesses without power statewide

372,000 customers without power in Orange County, 1.1 million in Central Florida

Power struggle? Tallahassee, state at odds in storm recovery