BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – FPL is converting 230 main power line poles for 4,700 customers across Bay County. They are replacing wood poles with concrete structures on the main power lines. Any wooden ...

FPL is working to harden its infrastructure and reduce power outages through various programs, including burying power lines and strengthening poles. Smart-grid technology has helped avoid numerous ...

Florida Power & Light is by far the state's largest electric utility. Its territory stretches from the southern portion of the state northward and includes broad swaths of the panhandle as well. The ...

Following Hurricane Wilma, Florida utilities can charge customers a fee to strengthen the electrical grid. This fee, which has no planned end date, has raised billions for Florida Power & Light to ...

Anyone who's lived on the Gulf Coast long enough to experience a destructive, major hurricane knows that things don't necessarily go back to normal once the storm has passed. Particularly in hard-hit ...

Palm Beach is working to bury all of its overhead electrical, phone and cable television lines. Construction in all 15 zones is either finished or fully funded. Fire hazards and windstorms were two ...

The power grid has been a topic that has dominated headlines in the energy industry and mainstream news over the past few decades. Despite this increased focus, with each passing year the problem is ...

Throughout 2024, Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) plans to make the following upgrades in Escambia County as part of its ongoing commitment to avoid outages and restore power faster following ...