NextEra Energy, Inc. (ticker: NEE, exchange: New York Stock Exchange (.N))
News Release -
15-Sep-2004
FPL Crews Tackle Hardest Hit Areas; Restoration Work 97 Percent Completed MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2004--As the number of Florida
Power & Light Company customers left without power by Hurricane
Frances dropped to 87,800, restoration crews today continue their
steady advance in the hardest hit areas. Hurricane Frances will be
remembered as the storm that produced thousands of outages throughout
FPL's entire service territory and cut off power to 2.8 million FPL
customers.
Work in the following North and Central Florida counties has now
been completed or is expected to be completed by end of day Wednesday,
September 15, 2004:
Alachua
Baker
Bradford
Clay
Columbia
Flagler
Nassau
Putnam
Seminole
St. Johns
Suwannee
Union
Volusia
In addition, work will be completed today from the City of Boynton
Beach south to the Broward County Line.
FPL is asking customers in these counties and Boynton Beach south
to the Broward County Line to call 1-800-4-OUTAGE, today if their
neighborhood has power, but their home or business does not. These
customers will be able to report their outage through FPL's automated
phone service. The company wants to hear from these customers, since
their power restoration issue may be a more localized problem. While
they may have already called in to report their outage, the problem
with their service may not be apparent until after their neighborhood
has power restored. The company will make every effort to reach out to
them and resolve their electric issue. FPL crews will continue to work
with these customers until their service is restored.
For the following counties, estimated time of restoration remains
Friday September 17, 2004:
Brevard
Glades
Indian River
Martin
Okeechobee
Palm Beach -- north from Boynton Beach to the Palm Beach -
Martin County line
St. Lucie
Hurricane Frances: Sept. 15, 2004 (5:30 a.m.) Estimated
Time of
Affected Counties Out Restored Affected Restoration
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Alachua - 1,300 1,300 Complete
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Baker - 5,000 5,000 Complete
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Bradford - 4,200 4,200 Complete
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Thurs, 9/16 -
Brevard 20,100 234,500 254,600 Fri, 9/17
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Broward - 590,600 590,600 Complete
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Charlotte - 21,000 21,000 Complete
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Clay - 900 900 Complete
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Collier - 39,200 39,200 Complete
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Columbia - 11,700 11,700 Complete
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DeSoto - 8,700 8,700 Complete
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Flagler - 38,200 38,200 Complete
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Glades 300 1,400 1,700 Fri, 9/17
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Hendry - 2,500 2,500 Complete
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Highlands - 400 400 Complete
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Indian River 8,700 35,300 44,000 Fri, 9/17
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Lee - 60,700 60,700 Complete
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Manatee - 70,300 70,300 Complete
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Martin 2,900 81,100 84,000 Fri, 9/17
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Miami-Dade - 423,400 423,400 Complete
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Nassau - 13,800 13,800 Complete
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Okeechobee 4,800 13,200 18,000 Fri, 9/17
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Wed, 9/15 -
Palm Beach 35,700 624,300 660,000 Fri, 9/17
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Putnam 1,700 18,000 19,700 Wed, 9/15
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Sarasota - 48,900 48,900 Complete
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Seminole - 51,400 51,400 Complete
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St. Johns 600 54,400 55,000 Wed, 9/15
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St. Lucie 12,300 82,700 95,000 Fri, 9/17
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Suwannee - 4,500 4,500 Complete
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Union - 1,600 1,600 Complete
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Volusia 700 155,300 156,000 Wed, 9/15
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TOTAL 87,800 2,698,500 2,786,300
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Florida Power & Light Company is the principal subsidiary of FPL
Group, Inc. (NYSE: FPL), nationally known as a high quality, efficient
and customer-driven organization focused on energy-related products
and services. With annual revenues of more than $9 billion and a
growing presence in 26 states, FPL Group is widely recognized as one
of the country's premier power companies. Florida Power & Light
Company serves more than 4.2 million customer accounts in Florida. FPL
Energy, Inc., FPL Group's wholesale energy-generating subsidiary, is a
leader in producing electricity from clean and renewable fuels.
Additional information is available on the Internet at www.FPL.com,
www.FPLGroup.com and www.FPLEnergy.com.
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CONTACT: Florida Power & Light Company, Miami
Corporate Communications Dept.
Media Line, 305-552-3888
SOURCE: Florida Power & Light Company
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