Tuesday, Oct. 4, 9:00 a.m.: NSBU took a planned outage overnight to safely repair damages, shutting off power beginning at 1:00 a.m. local time. Wisconsin crews assisted with that scheduled outage and will wrap up their work later this morning. They will be staying overnight in Daytona Beach to be well rested for the return trip to Wisconsin. They are expected to be back home by late afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 6. |
Monday, Oct. 3, 9:00 a.m.: Power has been restored to most areas but more repair work is needed. The crews are expected to be released to return to Wisconsin early Tuesday morning. |
Friday, Sept. 30, 3:00 p.m.: Our crews have arrived in New Smyrna Beach and were immediately dispatched to begin with damage assessments. |
Thursday, Sept. 29, 8:00 a.m.: More than three dozen lineworkers from 23 communities began the trek to New Smyrna Beach at 7:00 this morning. They'll make a stop in Chattanooga, Tennessee, en route to central Florida by mid-day Friday. Travel safely! |
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 10:30 a.m.: Our Wisconsin crews are being redirected to provide support to the municipal utility in New Smyrna Beach, Florida (just south of Daytona Beach). They will depart Wisconsin early Thursday as planned. |
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 7:00 a.m.: Workers from 22 Wisconsin communities are scheduled to depart for Kissimmee, Florida, on Thursday morning and expect to arrive by mid-day on Friday to begin helping restore power in central Florida; at least 41 lineworkers are making the trip and are expected to be needed for up to two weeks. |
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 3:00 p.m.: The Florida Municipal Electric Association has requested lineworkers and equipment from Wisconsin to assist in the community of Kissimmee, where Wisconsin crews have provided mutual aid before. MEUW is coordinating with its municipal utility members and expects to deploy about 30 lineworkers to Florida later in the week. |