Electric mutual aid crews trek into Tallahassee as efforts to restore power continue - WCTV
Electric mutual aid crews trek into Tallahassee as efforts to restore power continue
It’s all-hands-on-deck in the capital city as hundreds of linemen work to get power back on
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Crews from as far as Dothan, Alabama, and Lafayette, Louisiana, are rolling into Tallahassee as the city works to restore power to thousands of customers.
Tallahassee is part of a mutual aid agreement designed exactly for situations like the strong line of storms that blew through on Friday, causing widespread damage. At one point in the day, outage reports topped more than 100,000.
The Florida Municipal Electric Association released a statement at 3:30 p.m. Friday, announcing it “called on its national mutual aid network to bring in more than 215 personnel from 20 utilities in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and South Carolina.”
Many of those workers hit the road immediately, and the City of Tallahassee shared its gratitude in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Orlando Utilities Commission also posted about its journey into Tallahassee.
At last check, the city reported all substations that were impacted by the storms had energy restored. Crews are still working to get service back to many other areas.
The city said restoration could take through the weekend for some people.
WCTV is tracking the outages, and you can find the latest numbers here.
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