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Seven days after Hurricane Irma’s winds blew through the Tampa Bay area, Tampa Electric has restored power to essentially all customers who are able to receive it.
Some customers who are affected by other factors, such as flooding or damage to their home’s electrical equipment, may not be able to safely receive electricity. Some customers with more complex damage may take additional time to restore. “Hurricane Irma caused more power outages than any storm in Tampa Electric’s history,” said Gordon Gillette, president and chief executive officer of Tampa Electric. “Although this storm affected more customers than hurricanes Charley and Jeanne – combined – we were able to restore power in about half the time. This is thanks to our wise investments in storm improvements, intensive preparations, help from other utilities, cooperation with local and state government and the trust and support of our customers. “We could not have completed this restoration as efficiently without the strong mutual-assistance support from our fellow utilities and line contractors, including some who drove for three days to get here just to help us,” Gillette said. “And I’m very proud that we completed this work safely, with no serious injuries.” Any Tampa Electric customer who remains without electricity should contact us:
In total, 425,000 of our 750,000 customers were impacted by the storm. More than 4,000 line, tree and other personnel – from as far away as Oklahoma, Maine and Nova Scotia, Canada – worked around the clock in 16-hour shifts to restore power quickly and safely. Over the past 10 years, Tampa Electric has invested $479 million to harden our equipment against severe weather.
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