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As 2022 Storm Season the next storm will impact our state. Our disciplined infrastructure
and technology investments are improving day-to-day service
Approaches, FPL Plans To for customers and helping us speed restoration after a storm.”
Upgrade The Energy Grid 2022 Improvements In The Stuart Area
FPL plans to make the following improvements in and near
In Stuart And Boca Raton To Stuart this year:
• Strengthening five main power lines, including those that
Benefit Customers serve critical services that are necessary for communities to
recover faster after major storms
– Customers have seen 45 percent • Maintaining trees and vegetation – a common cause of
improvement in reliability over the last power outages, particularly during hurricanes and severe weather
decade. – along 317 miles of power lines
– Overhead power lines have been • Inspecting 299 power poles in Stuart as part of an eight-year 2022 Improvements In The Boca Raton Area
replaced with more reliable underground inspection cycle, strengthening or replacing those that no longer FPL plans to make the following improvements in and near
lines in about 600 neighborhoods meet FPL’s industry-leading standards Boca Raton this year:
throughout FPL’s service territory, with plans to expand • Installing smart grid technology, including three automated • Strengthening two main power lines, including those that
undergrounding. switches on main and neighborhood power lines to help detect serve critical services that are necessary for communities to
– FPL continues to invest in the latest emerging technology problems and restore service faster when outages occur recover faster after major storms
to prevent interruptions and get lights back on faster. • Inspecting 34 main power lines and equipment using • Maintaining trees and vegetation – a common cause of
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) plans to upgrade infrared technology to detect issues before they cause a power power outages, particularly during hurricanes and severe weather
the energy grid in Stuart and Boca Raton in 2022 to enhance interruption – along 144 miles of power lines
day-to-day reliability for customers and improve resiliency in When the planned 2022 work is completed, FPL will have • Inspecting 718 power poles in Boca Raton as part of an
the face of severe weather. made the following improvements in and near Stuart since the eight-year inspection cycle, strengthening or replacing those
Strengthening power poles, maintaining trees and vegetation historic 2004/05 hurricane seasons: that no longer meet FPL’s industry-leading standards
near power lines, installing smart grid technology, regularly • Strengthened 26 main power lines, including those that serve • Installing smart grid technology, including three automated
inspecting equipment and undergrounding neighborhood power critical services switches on main and neighborhood power lines to help detect
lines in targeted areas have helped improve service reliability by • Inspected and maintained vegetation near 2,673 miles of problems and restore service faster when outages occur
45 percent for FPL customers over the past decade. power lines – an average of 167 miles per year • Inspecting 72 main power lines and equipment using
“We understand how much our customers depend on the • Inspected all 13,159 power poles every eight years infrared technology to detect issues before they cause a power
critical service we provide. That’s why our team works tirelessly • Installed smart grid technology, including 1,473 automated interruption
to continuously improve the energy grid across our service area – switches on main and neighborhood power lines When the planned 2022 work is completed, FPL will have
from Miami to Pensacola,” said Eric Silagy, chairman and CEO • Inspected 64 main power lines and equipment using infrared made the following improvements in and near Boca Raton since
of FPL. “We know that in Florida it’s not a matter of if, but when, technology the historic 2004/05 hurricane seasons:
• Strengthened 47 main power lines, including those that serve
critical services
• Inspected and maintained vegetation near 1,746 miles of
power lines – an average of 109 miles per year
• Inspected all 12,193 power poles every eight years
• Installed smart grid technology, including 830 automated
switches on main and neighborhood power lines

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