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Utilities continue to restore power on First Coast

Published on October 11, 2024 at 12:43 pm
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Significant progress has being made with power restoration efforts along the First Coast after Hurricane Milton.

Most of the power outages in the area were reported in St. Johns, Putnam and Flagler counties.

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As of noon Friday, 4% of customers in St. Johns County were without power. Thirteen percent were without lights in Putnam County and more than 20% in Flagler County, according to outage tracking website PowerOutage.us.

Those numbers have dropped significantly over the past two days. During the height of the outages, at least 24% of customers were without power in St. Johns County, around 47% in Putnam and around 70% in Flagler.

Most of the outages reported in St. Johns and Flagler counties are with Florida Power & Light Co. customers. FPL said that at some point Friday it will provide customers with an initial estimated time that power will be restored. The utility said the update will include an update on the conditions crews face as they work to restore power.

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FPL also serves customers in Putnam County, but the county is also served by Clay Electric co-op.

Clay Electric said in a news release Friday that it estimates power will be completely restored in Putnam County by noon Saturday.


author image Reporter, WJCT News 89.9 email Steven Ponson has six years of experience covering news in Jacksonville and Northeast Florida. Prior to arriving on the First Coast, Steven also worked in radio in Orlando. He attended the University of Central Florida where he earned a degree in radio and television. Steven has been a reporter, producer, anchor and board operator. Outside of work, Steven loves to watch sports, cook delicious cajun food (as any good Louisiana native does) and spend time outdoors.

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