Saluting The Linemen Of Florida Power & Light Company

By Chris Dodds on 22nd October, 2015

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Florida Power & Light Company, the principal subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc., is a Juno Beach, Florida-based power utility – and the largest electric utility in the state – serving roughly 4.7 million customers and 9 million people in Florida.

1. A decade since Hurricane Wilma FPL continue to make the power grid stronger - installing Smart Grid devices in Miami... 

2. FPL building stronger electric grids - installing poles that withstand winds up to 130mph in LeeCounty...

3. Severe weather expected through the night - FPL linemen work non-stop as long as it’s safe...

4. Be prepared - FPL utility teams gearing up for the storms to strike... 

5. FPL lineworkers install Smart Grid devices in FortMyers to make the electric grid stronger and smarter...

6. FPL building a stronger electric grid, installing poles in Hialeah to withstand winds up to 145mph...

7. FPL lineworkers install Smart Grid devices in BrevardCounty to make the electric grid stronger and smarter...

8. FPL building a stronger, smarter electric system - installing Smart Grid devices in Boca Raton...

 

 

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• Further reading

The Lineman By Chan Gardiner

A Photoblog : 138kV Southwire Cable Pull & Termination by Allteck Contractors

Video : A Day In The Life Of A Lineman by Allteck Power Line Contractors

 

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