{"id":179939,"date":"2026-03-05T23:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/179939\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T23:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:00:07","slug":"tallahassee-powering-up-with-25th-annual-florida-lineman-competition-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/179939\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee powering up with 25th annual Florida Lineman Competition this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Over 200 electric utility workers from across the state are gathering in Tallahassee next week for the 25th annual Florida Lineman Competition. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Electric utility workers will compete and demonstrate their technical skills in a series of real-world challenges. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The annual competition showcases electric utility lineworkers and apprentices by simulating on-the-job scenarios such as pole climbs, equipment repair and system troubleshooting. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Mike Crow, a power delivery assistant general manager, said the event aims to improve their skills while also giving the public a chance to see how those workers operate to get power back on after a disaster. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cHurricane season is a five month strech. We\u2019re 24\/7 365. If there\u2019s an outage at 2 o\u2019clock in the morning, our team is responding to it. The skills that they develop and sharpened here, its what translates effective outage restoration on a daily basis,\u201d Crow said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The competition takes place next Saturday at Apalachee Regional Park. The event is free to the public and starts at 7 a.m. through the late afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For more information about the event, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flpublicpower.com\/events\/2026-florida-lineman-competition\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.flpublicpower.com\/events\/2026-florida-lineman-competition\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/03\/05\/tallahassee-powering-up-with-25th-annual-florida-lineman-competition-this-saturday\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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