Hurricane Wilma News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 26, 2005
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HURRICANE WILMA
 POWER BRIEFING SHEET
As of 7 a.m., October 26, 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

After the landfall of Hurricane Wilma in South Florida, close to 2.82 million customers across 18 counties are affected by power outages.

Power outages are affecting approximately 2.7 million FPL customers, 80,168 municipal customers and 46,503 cooperative customers. Power has been restored to all Progress Energy customers.

COUNTY BY COUNTY BREAKDOWN

BREVARD COUNTY

• 2% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 5,000 of 273,909 FPL customers without power.
• Power restored to all Progress Energy customers.

BROWARD COUNTY

• 97% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 850,100 of 880,373 FPL customers without power.
• Approximately 24 cooperative customers without power.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY

• 2% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 1,300 of 95,737 FPL customers without power.
• Approximately 722 cooperative customers without power.

COLLIER COUNTY

• 70% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 125,400 of 177,961 FPL customers without power.
• Approximately 19,500 cooperative customers without power

DADE COUNTY

• 93% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 899,200 of 969,676 FPL customers without power.
• Approximately 14,000 municipal customers without power.

DESOTO COUNTY

• 1% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 200 of 14,368 FPL customers without power.

GLADES COUNTY

• 88% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 2,500 of 3,371 FPL customers without power.
• Approximately 3,183 cooperative customers without power.
• Approximately 900 municipal customers without power.

HENDRY COUNTY

• 74% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 5,800 of 8,506 FPL customers without power.
• Approximately 2,672 cooperative customers without power.
• Approximately 3,900 municipal customers without power.

HIGHLANDS COUNTY

• 1% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 400 of 445 FPL customers without power.
• Approximately 227 of 50,407 Progress Energy customers without power.
• Approximately 74 cooperative customers without power.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

• 76% of total customers without power.
•  Approximately 39,400 of 45,719 FPL customers without power.
•  Approximately 20,000 municipal customers without power

LEE COUNTY

• 59% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 158,000 of 208,331 FPL customers without power.
• Approximately 48,000 cooperative customers without power.

MANATEE COUNTY

• 1% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 1,500 of 161,585 FPL customers without power.

MARTIN COUNTY

• 96% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 82,200 of 85,663 FPL customers without power.

MONROE COUNTY

• 73% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 16,500 cooperative customers without power.
• Approximately 26,000 municipal customers without power.

OKEECHOBEE COUNTY

• 77% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 14,600 of 18,395 FPL customers without power.
• Approximately 1,228 cooperative customers without power.

PALM BEACH COUNTY

• 95% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 644,300 of 677,523 FPL customers without power.
• Approximately 26,500 municipal customers without power.

SARASOTA COUNTY

• 2% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 3,700 of 233,831 FPL customers without power.

ST. LUCIE COUNTY

• 88% of total customers without power.
• Approximately 97,900 of 104,010 FPL customers without power.
• Approximately 16,500 municipal customers without power.

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