Page 6 - Palm City Spotlight - May '22

Page 6, Palm City Spotlight

iN Your CommuNitY

As 2022 Storm Season those that serve critical
services that are necessary
Approaches, FPL Plans To for communities to recover
Upgrade The Energy Grid faster after major storms
• Maintaining trees and
In Stuart And Boca Raton To vegetation – a common
cause of power outages,
Benefit Customers p a r t i c u l a rl y d u r i n g
hurricanes and severe
– Customers have seen 45 weather – along 317 miles
percent improvement in reliability of power lines
over the last decade. • Inspecting 299 power
– Overhead power lines have poles in Stuart as part of an
been replaced with more reliable eight-year inspection cycle,
underground lines in about 600 strengthening or replacing
neighborhoods throughout FPL’s those that no longer meet FPL’s
service territory, with plans to industry-leading standards
expand undergrounding. • Installing smart grid
– FPL continues to invest in the latest emerging technology technology, including three automated switches on main and When the planned 2022 work is completed, FPL will have
to prevent interruptions and get lights back on faster. neighborhood power lines to help detect problems and restore made the following improvements in and near Boca Raton since
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) plans to upgrade service faster when outages occur the historic 2004/05 hurricane seasons:
the energy grid in Stuart and Boca Raton in 2022 to enhance • Inspecting 34 main power lines and equipment using • Strengthened 47 main power lines, including those that
day-to-day reliability for customers and improve resiliency in infrared technology to detect issues before they cause a serve critical services
the face of severe weather. power interruption • Inspected and maintained vegetation near 1,746 miles
Strengthening power poles, maintaining trees and vegetation When the planned 2022 work is completed, FPL will have of power lines – an average of 109 miles per year
near power lines, installing smart grid technology, regularly made the following improvements in and near Stuart since • Inspected all 12,193 power poles every eight years
inspecting equipment and undergrounding neighborhood power the historic 2004/05 hurricane seasons: • Installed smart grid technology, including 830 automated
lines in targeted areas have helped improve service reliability • Strengthened 26 main power lines, including those that switches on main and neighborhood power lines
by 45 percent for FPL customers over the past decade. serve critical services • Inspected 125 main power lines and equipment using
“We understand how much our customers depend on • Inspected and maintained vegetation near 2,673 miles infrared technology
the critical service we provide. That’s why our team works of power lines – an average of 167 miles per year FPL’s adoption of emerging technology helps improve
tirelessly to continuously improve the energy grid across our • Inspected all 13,159 power poles every eight years day-to-day service reliability. Drones and robots are used
service area – from Miami to Pensacola,” said Eric Silagy, • Installed smart grid technology, including 1,473 to conduct regular assessments and locate potential power
chairman and CEO of FPL. “We know that in Florida it’s not automated switches on main and neighborhood power lines issues to fix many problems before they affect customers.
a matter of if, but when, the next storm will impact our state. • Inspected 64 main power lines and equipment using Intelligent devices can automatically redirect power, self-heal
Our disciplined infrastructure and technology investments infrared technology and eliminate or minimize customers affected – resulting in
are improving day-to-day service for customers and helping 2022 Improvements In The Boca Raton Area more than 10 million outages avoided over the last decade.
us speed restoration after a storm.” FPL plans to make the following improvements in and FPL is also continuing to boost reliability by putting more
2022 Improvements In The Stuart Area near Boca Raton this year: power lines underground in neighborhoods that can most benefit
FPL plans to make the following improvements in and • Strengthening two main power lines, including those that based on analysis of past hurricane outages, vegetation-related
near Stuart this year: serve critical services that are necessary for communities to service interruptions and other reliability data. FPL’s Storm
• Strengthening five main power lines, including recover faster after major storms Secure Underground Pilot Program, launched in 2018, has
• Maintaining trees and vegetation – a common cause of completed about 600 neighborhood projects through the end of
power outages, particularly during hurricanes and severe 2021, and FPL plans to bring the benefits of undergrounding to
weather – along 144 miles of power lines more neighborhoods across Florida in the future.
• Inspecting 718 power poles in Boca Raton as part of an “We continue to deploy innovative and industry-leading
eight-year inspection cycle, strengthening or replacing those solutions that improve the grid – investments that are paying off
that no longer meet FPL’s industry-leading standards for our customers,” said Manny Miranda, executive vice president
• Installing smart grid technology, including three automated of power delivery for FPL. “We are always looking for new ways
switches on main and neighborhood power lines to help detect to enhance the reliability of our service. From examining lessons
problems and restore service faster when outages occur learned from past storms to incorporating new advancements,
• Inspecting 72 main power lines and equipment using we are seeing the value of our efforts every day.”
infrared technology to detect issues before they cause a
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