{"id":58235,"date":"2017-11-13T18:17:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T22:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/florida-power-light-company-envia-postes-del-tendido-electrico-para-ayudar-a-puerto-rico\/"},"modified":"2017-11-13T19:20:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T23:20:02","slug":"florida-power-light-company-envia-postes-del-tendido-electrico-para-ayudar-a-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/florida-power-light-company-envia-postes-del-tendido-electrico-para-ayudar-a-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Power &amp; Light Company sending power line poles to aid Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">JUNO BEACH, Fla.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 13, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Florida Power &amp; Light Company (FPL) today announced that it mobilized and transported 1,000 power line poles, previously located in <span class=\"xn-location\">North Florida<\/span>, to Port Canaveral and then to <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> to assist with the rebuilding of the electrical grid that was devastated by Hurricane Maria.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/603215\/Florida_Power_and_Light_Power_line_poles_to_Puerto_Rico.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/603215\/Florida_Power_and_Light_Power_line_poles_to_Puerto_Rico.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In addition, senior leadership representing FPL accompanied Florida Gov. <span class=\"xn-person\">Rick Scott&#8217;s<\/span> energy company delegation to the U.S. territory on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 3<\/span>. Since that time, FPL leadership has remained in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> where it has been providing technical expertise and guidance to the restoration effort.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the destructive force of Hurricane Maria became apparent and even prior to completing our own Hurricane Irma-related restoration, FPL assembled a team of restoration professionals and made it known that we stood at the ready to offer our support to help rebuild <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico&#8217;s<\/span> electrical infrastructure,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Eric Silagy<\/span>, president and CEO for FPL. &#8220;As we sought assistance from other energy companies in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, we provide like support to those whose energy grid has been damaged by natural disasters and help bring life back to normal for our fellow Americans. In fact, 300 of our employees and contractors returned to Florida last week after helping restore power in <span class=\"xn-location\">Maine<\/span> that was impacted by a Nor&#8217;easter last month.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Leveraging decades of restoration experience, FPL leadership representing emergency preparedness, construction and power delivery operations, including <span class=\"xn-person\">Manny Miranda<\/span>, senior vice president of power delivery, is working with their industry counterparts in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> to help guide the rebuilding of the island&#8217;s energy grid.<\/p>\n<p>The 1,000 power line poles were part of the company&#8217;s storm inventory that is stored near one of FPL&#8217;s substations in <span class=\"xn-location\">Flagler County<\/span>. Thirty-three trucks delivered the poles to Port Canaveral where they will be loaded on a cargo ship scheduled to leave for <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> this week.<\/p>\n<p>FPL continues to stand ready to provide whatever assistance is necessary should the company receive the request.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Florida Power<\/span> &amp; Light Company <br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Florida Power<\/span> &amp; Light Company is the third-largest electric utility in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, serving nearly 5 million customer accounts or an estimated 10 million people across nearly half of the state of Florida. FPL&#8217;s typical 1,000-kWh residential customer bill is approximately 25 percent lower than the latest national average and, in 2016, was the lowest in <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> among reporting utilities for the seventh year in a row. FPL&#8217;s service reliability is better than 99.98 percent, and its highly fuel-efficient power plant fleet is one of the cleanest among all utilities nationwide. The company received the top ranking in the southern U.S. among large electric providers, according to the J.D. Power 2016 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study<sup>SM<\/sup>, and was recognized in 2017 as one of the most trusted U.S. electric utilities by Market Strategies International. A leading Florida employer with approximately 8,900 employees, FPL is a subsidiary of <span class=\"xn-location\">Juno Beach, Florida<\/span>-based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), a clean energy company widely recognized for its efforts in sustainability, ethics and diversity, and has been ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry in Fortune&#8217;s 2017 list of &#8220;World&#8217;s Most Admired Companies.&#8221; NextEra Energy is also the parent company of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world&#8217;s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun. For more information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nexteraenergy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.NextEraEnergy.com<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fpl.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.FPL.com<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nexteraenergyresources.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.NextEraEnergyResources.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Editor&#8217;s Note: <\/i><\/b><i>B-roll of poles being loaded at <span class=\"xn-location\">Flagler County<\/span> substation: <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fpl.sharefile.com\/d-s9d91d29ad5b4773a\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/fpl.sharefile.com\/d-s9d91d29ad5b4773a<\/a> <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg3aacleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg3aacleft\" title=\"www.FPL.com . (PRNewsFoto\/Florida Power &amp; Light Company)\" border=\"0\" alt=\"www.FPL.com . 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