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FPL employees and the Florida National Guard surprised veterans and their families around the state with festive home makeovers this holiday season. The annual tradition aims to honor local heroes and spread joy during the holiday season.

The 2023 hurricane season ends today, and thankfully FPL customers were spared a direct hit. While not everyone was spared, FPL's investments in strengthening the energy grid are paying dividends and improving our resilience against Florida's increasingly severe weather.

FPL's Panama City-based power generation team had the winning recipe after employees bid on some 60 cakes and pies to raise money for local nonprofits. The annual fund drive – now in its 18th year — raises money for United Way of Northwest Florida and other charities it supports, including Arc of the Bay in Lynn Haven.

Chris Vick honors his grandfather's military service through his work as a senior customer service advisor for all military bases in Northwest Florida, including Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City.

A trio of U.S. veterans representing the Army, Navy, and Air Force are helping create American energy independence. As FPL solar developers, Tal Berman, Dan Brankin, and Mitchel Heaton support solar projects across Florida.

FPL employees Haynes Gandy and Scott Hoodless helped create a new football program in rural Chumuckla and Milton after recognizing a need and desire in the community.

FPL is proud to announce that the first-of-its-kind clean hydrogen pilot project in Florida reached a significant construction milestone this month – the production of hydrogen.

NextEra Energy executives volunteered their time to help Habitat for Humanity build a new home for a West Palm Beach mother of two. By the time she moves in at the end of the year, Diana Mores will have put in the required 400 hours of sweat equity.

FPL's logistics expert, Ben Brodbeck, discusses the art of hurricane recovery and year-round preparedness.

FPL ha esencialmente restablecido el servicio eléctrico a prácticamente todos sus casi 200,000 clientes afectados por el huracán Idalia dentro de los dos días después que la devastadora tormenta tocara tierra.

FPL has restored power to essentially all of its nearly 200,000 customers impacted by Hurricane Idalia within two days of the devastating storm exiting Florida. The company’s smart grid technology avoided nearly 70,000 outages.

FPL ha restablecido el servicio eléctrico al 98% de los clientes afectados por el huracán Idalia.

FPL's CAT Teams are assisting customers affected by Hurricane Idalia, offering personalized, face-to-face support at local community centers, shelters, churches or food distribution centers. CAT Teams offer food, water, phone charging and wifi.

FPL has restored power to 98% of customers affected by Hurricane Idalia and is continuing work in the hardest hit communities of North Florida.

In the aftermath of the devastating Hurricane Idalia, Live Oak's firefighters join forces with FPL crews to aid their shattered community. Together, they pave the way to restoration.

FPL ha esencialmente completado la restauración en el suroeste de la Florida y continúa restableciendo la energía en las áreas más afectadas del norte de la Florida tras el paso del huracán Idalia.

FPL has essentially completed restoration in Southwest Florida and continues to restore power in the hardest-hit areas of North Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia. As of 8 a.m., FPL’s round-the-clock effort has restored power to more than 190,000 customers.

Michael Rahilly, a logistic section chief at FPL, has been part of the Hurricane Idalia restoration workforce of more than 12,000 people, focusing on restoring power safely and quickly. As the conductor of this well-orchestrated symphony, Rahilly oversees the efficient running of the processing site, ensuring all the linemen are taken care of.

Idalia tocó tierra en la región de Big Bend de la Florida el miércoles por la mañana como un gran huracán, con vientos destructivos, lluvias torrenciales y marejadas ciclónicas potencialmente mortales.

Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region Wednesday morning as a major hurricane, packing destructive wind, torrential rain and life-threatening storm surge. FPL worked safely through the evening and morning hours and, as of 11 a.m., has already restored power to more than 100,000 customers.

Idalia se ha convertido en huracán, continúa intensificándose y tiene el potencial de afectar a los clientes antes de su probable llegada a tierra el miércoles en la costa del Golfo de la Florida.

Idalia has strengthened into a hurricane, continues to intensify and has the potential to impact customers prior to its likely landfall Wednesday on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Idalia will cause widespread power outages and could remain at hurricane strength as it crosses the state.

Tropical Storm Idalia continues to intensify on its path toward Florida and is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane Wednesday. FPL is making final preparations and strategically pre-positioning crews and equipment.

La tormenta tropical Idalia continúa intensificándose en su camino hacia la Florida y se espera que toque tierra como un gran huracán el miércoles. FPL está haciendo los preparativos finales.

Emerald Coast Fitness Foundation, Destin Beach Safety, and FPL worked together to provide a hands-on, interactive model that demonstrates how rip currents work using a rubber duck standing in for swimmers in danger.