Florida Power & Light has hardened 97% of its transmission structures with steel or concrete poles and undergrounded 2,000 miles of neighborhood lines through its Storm Secure Underground Program. Smart grid devices helped avoid approximately 824,000 customer outages during Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton in 2024.
FPL has reinforced its transmission network by replacing wooden poles with steel or concrete structures, reaching 97% completion across its Florida service area. These resilient designs are intended to minimize pole damage and downstream outages during high winds and severe weather events.
Through the Storm Secure Underground Program, FPL has routed approximately 2,000 miles of neighborhood distribution lines underground to boost reliability and speed restoration. In addition, smart grid technologies enabled the company to prevent around 824,000 customer outages during the three 2024 hurricanes, improving fault detection and automated rerouting.
FPL leverages LiDAR imagery for precision vegetation trimming around thousands of miles of power lines to reduce tree-related outages. The company also urges customers to develop emergency plans, maintain generators safely, and bookmark outage reporting tools to ensure faster recovery during future storms.
