Gulf Power sent out this press release late last night:
Gulf Power restores more than 40% of customers impacted within the first day of Hurricane Sally’s exit from its service area; heavy traffic and closed and damaged roads and bridges present challenges
- While many customers will be restored before this date, we expect 95% of customers who can receive power in the hardest-hit areas, including Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, to be restored by the end of Tuesday, Sept. 22
- Gulf Power will aim to provide more localized restoration estimates for each county on Saturday, Sept. 19
- Localized areas of devastation, downed trees, flooding and damaged or closed roads are impacting ability to restore power
- A workforce of 7,000 committed to the power restoration effort
- Sister company Florida Power & Light has provided approximately 1,800 employees and contractors who are already restoring power to customers
- Gulf Power urges customers to keep the roads clear for restoration crews, and avoid downed power lines, flooding and debris
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Gulf Power Thursday announced that as of 8:00 PM CDT, it had restored power to more than 126,000 customers affected by Hurricane Sally. Currently, approximately 157,000 customers are without electricity mainly in the hardest hit areas of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.