Florida Power & Light, the state's biggest electric utility, says it's making faster progress than anticipated in restoring service in areas battered by Hurricane Ian last week.
A power crew cuts a broken utility pole loose as they work to restore electricity in Cape Coral, Fla., after Hurricane Ian.
But Silagy says that prediction applies only to FPL customers whose homes and buildings can safely receive electricity. "All of our substations are energized. We're in great shape that way. It will just depend on access, getting access to the island," Ryan says."A utility truck weighs, I don't know, 13 tons. It's a lot. Just one truck. And you need a lot of trucks and you need a lot of equipment and concrete poles," Ryan says."So that's going to take time.
But the pay is good, which helps attract the out-of-state workers after a storm. In some cases, they make twice the money that they do at home. As if to illustrate the point, during the morning safety briefing, a passing motorist slows down and yells at Snider, demanding to know why all the trucks are still parked, instead of out working."Thank you very much for your input," Snider says flatly.
"We actually saw an LCEC rep come by yesterday, and he's like, 'You're the nicest I've talked to today.' I understand the frustration out there, but people think they can do this in a second, but look at this — this has taken a couple of hours or so."
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