NextEra Energy, Inc. (ticker: NEE, exchange: New York Stock Exchange (.N))
News Release -
29-Aug-2005
FPL Crews Light up 87 Percent of Broward, Miami-Dade; Company Reiterates Updated Service Restoration DatesMIAMI, Aug 29, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With main "feeder" lines serving large numbers of
customers essentially repaired and its focus today turned toward
lighting up neighborhood by neighborhood, house by house, Florida
Power & Light Company said that service has been restored to 87
percent of those impacted by Hurricane Katrina's rampage through South
Florida.
At a news conference this afternoon, FPL said it was on track to
getting the power back on for 90 percent of its customers no later
than Tuesday night - with many being restored earlier than that. All
affected customers in Palm Beach County had power by Saturday, and all
remaining outages are in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The company
said the large number of uprooted and toppled trees in many areas has
been the most daunting challenge to crews trying to restore service as
quickly as possible.
As it had stated earlier in the restoration, in some areas FPL
will have 100 percent of its customers back in service by tomorrow
night.
-- This includes all customers north of Commercial Boulevard in
Broward County and south of Eureka Drive, or SW 184th Street,
in Miami-Dade.
-- Also, Key Biscayne will be 100 percent restored by tomorrow
night.
FPL also reiterated more definitive restoration dates given
earlier today for some of the remaining customers in harder hit areas
that bore much of the brunt of Katrina's damaging winds and rain. It
reminded customers that many in these areas as well will see their
power restored before the announced dates.
The remaining 10 percent of customers that require more one-on-one
attention in some of the harder hit areas will have power restored
between Tuesday and Friday, as follows:
-- 100 percent of customers in the following areas will have
their power restored by Wednesday night:
-- Broward County north of Holly Hill Road, west of S.
Flamingo Road, and between I-595 and W. Commercial Blvd.,
west of the Florida Turnpike.
-- Miami-Dade County between NE 163 Street and NW 215 Street,
east of the Turnpike, and between SW 8 Street and Highway
112, east of I-95.
-- 100 percent of customers in the following areas will have
their power restored by Thursday night:
-- Broward County between NW 215 Street and W. Commercial
Blvd., east of Flamingo Road, and between I-95 and
Commercial Blvd. east of the Turnpike.
-- Miami-Dade County between SW 184 Street and SW 112 Street,
and between NW 74 Street and Holly Hill Road, west of I-75
and State Road 826.
-- Restoration will be completed in all remaining Miami-Dade
County areas between SW 112 Street and NW 215 Street by Friday
night.
Hurricane Katrina - Customer Counts
August 29, 2005 - 9:00 PM
Affected Counties Out Restored Affected Total
Accounts
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Brevard - 2,400 2,400 277,000
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Broward 48,005 502,895 550,900 882,000
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Charlotte - 200 200 96,800
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Collier - 6,600 6,600 181,000
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DeSoto - 100 100 15,100
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Lee - 2,600 2,600 209,000
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Manatee - 200 200 162,000
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Martin - 200 200 86,300
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Miami-Dade 140,391 650,209 790,600 980,000
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Okeechobee - 200 200 19,200
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Palm Beach - 97,600 97,600 681,000
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Putnam - 100 100 23,200
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Sarasota - 600 600 235,000
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St. Lucie - 600 600 105,000
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Volusia - 100 100 165,000
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TOTAL 188,396 1,264,604 1,453,000
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Counties Fully Restored 13
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Counties Still Affected 2
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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 $10 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 4.3 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.
Note to Editors: High-resolution logos and executive head shots
are available for download at
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SOURCE: Florida Power & Light Company
Florida Power & Light Company
Tim Pagel, 305-552-3888
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