FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2005
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HURRICANE DENNIS
POWER BRIEFING SHEET
As of 4 p.m., July 13, 2005
***The information below represents the best available information at the time of this release. Floridians are encouraged to contact their local authorities for additional information as it becomes available.***
SUMMARY
Since Hurricane Dennis made landfall along Florida’s panhandle on
July 10, more than 172,489 customers have power restored. Close to
109,286 customers across 5 counties are without power.
Power outages are affecting approximately 102,530 Gulf Power Company
customers and 6,756 cooperative customers.
At least 48 counties experienced power outages due to Hurricane
Dennis. Power is now 100% restored across 43 counties and fully restored
to Progress Energy Florida, FPL and municipal customers. Gulf Power
Company reports that 95% of customers will have power restored within a
week.
COUNTY BY COUNTY BREAKDOWN
BAY COUNTY
- Less than 1% of total customers without power.
- Progress and cooperative customers restored.
- 385 of 87,023 Gulf Power customers without power.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
- 29% of total customers without power.
- 2,153 of 3,453 cooperative customers without power.
- 38,852 of 138,535 Gulf Power customers without power.
- Power to be restored to 95% of Gulf customers by July 18, except
Santa Rosa Island.
- Power to be restored to cooperative customers by midnight, Sunday,
July 17.
OKALOOSA COUNTY
- 25% of total customers without power.
- Cooperative customers restored.
- 24,611 of 85,179 Gulf Power customers without power.
- Power to be restored to 95% of Gulf customers within one week.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
- 64% of total customers without power.
- 36,340 of 57,861 Gulf Power customers without power.
- Power to be restored to 95% of Gulf customers by July 18, except
Santa Rosa Island.
- 4,603 of 6,455 cooperative customers without power.
- Power to be restored to cooperative customers by midnight, Sunday,
July 17.
WALTON COUNTY
- 6% of total customers without power.
- Cooperative customers restored.
- 2,342 of 16,814 Gulf Power customers without power.
- Power to be restored to Gulf customers by 3 p.m., Wednesday, July
13.
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