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Boca Exposure, Page 7
As 2022 Storm Season Approaches,

FPL PlansTo Upgrade The Energy Grid In Stuart

And Boca Raton To Benefit Customers

– Customers have seen communities to recover
45 percent improvement in faster after major storms
reliability over the last decade. • Maintaining trees and
– Overhead power lines vegetation – a common
have been replaced with more cause of power outages,
reliable underground lines particularly dur ing
in about 600 neighborhoods hurricanes and severe
throughout FPL’s service weather – along 317 miles
territory, with plans to expand undergrounding. of power lines
– FPL continues to invest in the latest emerging • Inspecting 299 power
technology to prevent interruptions and get lights back poles in Stuart as part of an
on faster. eight-year inspection cycle,
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) plans to strengthening or replacing
upgrade the energy grid in Stuart and Boca Raton in those that no longer meet
2022 to enhance day-to-day reliability for customers and FPL’s industry-leading
improve resiliency in the face of severe weather. standards
Strengthening power poles, maintaining trees • Installing smart grid
and vegetation near power lines, installing smart technology, including three
grid technology, regularly inspecting equipment and automated switches on main and neighborhood power 2022 Improvements In The Boca Raton Area
undergrounding neighborhood power lines in targeted lines to help detect problems and restore service faster FPL plans to make the following improvements in and
areas have helped improve service reliability by 45 when outages occur near Boca Raton this year:
percent for FPL customers over the past decade. • Inspecting 34 main power lines and equipment using • Strengthening two main power lines, including
“We understand how much our customers depend infrared technology to detect issues before they cause a those that serve critical services that are necessary for
on the critical service we provide. That’s why our team power interruption communities to recover faster after major storms
works tirelessly to continuously improve the energy grid When the planned 2022 work is completed, FPL will • Maintaining trees and vegetation – a common cause
across our service area – from Miami to Pensacola,” said have made the following improvements in and near Stuart of power outages, particularly during hurricanes and
Eric Silagy, chairman and CEO of FPL. “We know that since the historic 2004/05 hurricane seasons: severe weather – along 144 miles of power lines
in Florida it’s not a matter of if, but when, the next storm • Strengthened 26 main power lines, including those • Inspecting 718 power poles in Boca Raton as
will impact our state. Our disciplined infrastructure and that serve critical services part of an eight-year inspection cycle, strengthening
technology investments are improving day-to-day service • Inspected and maintained vegetation near 2,673 miles or replacing those that no longer meet FPL’s industry-
for customers and helping us speed restoration after a of power lines – an average of 167 miles per year leading standards
storm.” • Inspected all 13,159 power poles every eight years • Installing smart grid technology, including three
2022 Improvements In The Stuart Area • Installed smart grid technology, including 1,473 automated switches on main and neighborhood power
FPL plans to make the following improvements in and automated switches on main and neighborhood power lines to help detect problems and restore service faster
near Stuart this year: lines when outages occur
• Strengthening five main power lines, including • Inspected 64 main power lines and equipment using
those that serve critical services that are necessary for infrared technology As 2022 Storm Season Approaches on page 8

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