[1]<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhat are the Upgrades FPL is Making in Indian River County in 2026?<\/p>\n
This year, FPL plans to complete the following local infrastructure improvements in Indian River County:<\/p>\n
\u00a046\u00a0Storm Secure Underground Program (SSUP) projects, replacing\u00a0overhead neighborhood power lines with more\u00a0resilient\u00a0underground\u00a0lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Three intelligent devices\u00a0will be\u00a0installed\u00a0on main,\u00a0neighborhood\u00a0and underground\u00a0power lines.\u00a0These\u00a0automated\u00a0smart switches\u00a0help\u00a0identify\u00a0outages\u00a0and reroute\u00a0power to prevent more widespread interruptions.\u00a0411 miles of power lines\u00a0will undergo tree and vegetation trimming, addressing one of the\u00a0leading\u00a0causes\u00a0of power outages.\u00a0\u00a016,642 power poles will be\u00a0inspected, strengthening or replacing those that no longer meet FPL\u2019s industry-leading standards.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0What are the Upgrades FPL is Making in St. Lucie County in 2026?<\/p>\n
\u00a0This year, FPL plans to complete the following local infrastructure improvements in St. Lucie County:<\/p>\n
\u00a0Three intelligent devices\u00a0will be\u00a0installed\u00a0on main,\u00a0neighborhood\u00a0and underground\u00a0power lines.\u00a0These\u00a0automated\u00a0smart switches\u00a0help\u00a0identify\u00a0outages\u00a0and reroute\u00a0power to prevent more widespread interruptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
728 miles of power lines\u00a0will undergo tree and vegetation trimming, addressing one of the\u00a0leading\u00a0causes\u00a0of power outages.\u00a0\u00a07,722 power poles will be\u00a0inspected, strengthening or replacing those that no longer meet FPL\u2019s industry-leading standards.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0What are the Upgrades FPL is Making in Martin County in 2026?<\/p>\n
\u00a0This year, FPL plans to complete the following local infrastructure improvements in Martin County:<\/p>\n
\u00a072\u00a0Storm Secure Underground Program (SSUP) projects, replacing\u00a0overhead neighborhood power lines with more\u00a0resilient\u00a0underground\u00a0lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n
443 miles of power lines\u00a0will undergo tree and vegetation trimming, addressing one of the\u00a0leading\u00a0causes\u00a0of power outages.\u00a0\u00a08,508 power poles will be\u00a0inspected, strengthening or replacing those that no longer meet FPL\u2019s industry-leading standards.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0How is FPL Improving Reliability Across Florida?<\/p>\n
\u00a0While no electric system can be made completely resistant to the impacts of hurricanes and other extreme weather events, across Florida, FPL continuously pioneers new technology and enhances the energy grid to reduce outage times and improve overall reliability for customers during both good weather and bad, including:<\/p>\n
\u00a0More than 1.6 million customer interruptions avoided in 2025 due to self-healing smart grid technology.<\/p>\n
246,000 intelligent devices installed across the FPL grid to detect potential issues.Nearly 2,000 miles of overhead neighborhood power lines are now underground.85% of FPL\u2019s main power lines have been hardened or placed underground to improve resilience against extreme weather.97% of transmission structures are now steel or concrete, strengthening the system by replacing older wooden structures.<\/p>\n
\u00a0How Reliable is FPL?<\/p>\n
FPL highlights the work behind one of the nation\u2019s strongest, smartest and most storm-resilient electric grids in its annual report to the Florida Public Service Commission. With service reliability that\u2019s approximately 67% better than the national average, FPL\u2019s transmission and distribution system delivers top performance and dependable electricity customers can count on. Those results earned FPL national recognition. PA Consulting named FPL the 2025 ReliabilityOne\u00ae National Reliability Award winner for delivering outstanding service reliability to more than 6 million customer accounts across Florida. PA Consulting also awarded FPL its national Reliability Value Award for keeping customer bills as low as possible while investing strategically in the electric grid to meet current and future energy needs.<\/p>\n
\u00a0A word from\u00a0Don Kiselewski,\u202fExecutive Director of External Affairs, Central Region\u00a0for FPL:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cOur employees work every day in Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin Counties to provide safe, reliable electric service while keeping customer bills as low as possible. By continuing to invest in our electric grid, we are strengthening resilience year-round and helping our communities recover faster when severe weather impacts our area.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0How to reach FPL:<\/p>\n
\u00a0Florida Power & Light Company<\/p>\n
\u00a0[1]<\/a> These upgrades represent planned projects as of April 1, 2026. All projects are reevaluated on an annual basis and subject to change or modification consistent with the prioritization and selection criteria required by FPL\u2019s Storm Protection Plan approved by the Florida Public Service Commission.\u00a0 Additionally, the schedule for planned projects may change due to unforeseen circumstances, such as severe weather and hurricanes, and time required for any local permits and approvals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FPL crews replace overhead neighborhood power lines with underground lines in a Treasure Coast neighborhood. Underground power lines…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[42423,171,173,172],"class_list":["post-300392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-business_news","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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