Over 2 Million Floridians Have Power Restored Since Ian’s Landfall, FPL Says No Towers Lost

Published Oct. 3, 2022, 9:27 a.m. ET | Updated Oct. 3, 2022

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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (FLV) – Since Category 4 Hurricane Ian made aggressive landfall in Southwest Florida mid last week, millions of Floridians have had their power restored.

At the height of the wreckage, around 2.7 million Floridians lost power. The number now stands at just under 600,000, more than 2 million being restored.

FPL, one of the major Florida power companies, said that damage from Ian was impressively less than some anticipated.

“We are not really rebuilding our system as much as we thought we were going to,” CEO Eric Silagy said. He said that speed at which power is being restored is “a testament to the investments that we have made.”

FPL also said they did not lose any transmission towers, despite the storm wreaking havoc across the state.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was also involved in getting Floridians back on the grid, saying Lee County Energy Cooperative – another major provider in the Lee County area – should accept aid to expedite restoration on Saturday.

In a press release, his office touted FPL’s restoration of tens of thousands of customers in Lee County to, at the time, LCEC’s just 18,000, or 9%.

“Mutual aid would allow the LCEC to expedite power restoration, especially to Cape Coral and North Fort Myers as residents return to their homes and begin the road to recovery,” they said. “Power restoration in these areas is also essential to resume the full use of essential services such as health care facilities, operation of schools and ensure access to running water.”

Since then, LCEC has only 21,493 customers with power out of 199,097. Read more about the power outages here.

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