{"id":424473,"date":"2026-10-10T22:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T22:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/424473\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T22:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T22:42:07","slug":"central-florida-utilities-deploy-crews-to-florida-panhandle-alabama-to-restore-power-after-hurricane-isaias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/424473\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Florida utilities deploy crews to Florida Panhandle, Alabama to restore power after Hurricane Isaias"},"content":{"rendered":"

KISSIMMEE, Fla \u2013 Two Central Florida utilities are sending crews across the region to help restore power to tens of thousands of customers left in the dark by Hurricane Isaias<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kissimmee Utility Authority and Orlando Utilities Commission each deployed mutual aid crews Friday as part of longstanding agreements with utilities across the nation to assist during major storm events.<\/p>\n

KUA heads to DeFuniak Springs<\/p>\n

KUA crews departed Kissimmee just after 1 p.m. Friday, headed to DeFuniak Springs, Fla., where they will assist Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative Inc., known as CHELCO, with power restoration efforts.<\/p>\n

Hurricane Isaias knocked out power<\/a> to an estimated 68,900 CHELCO customers \u2014 approximately 90% of the cooperative\u2019s system.<\/p>\n

OUC heads to Robertsdale, Alabama<\/p>\n

Orlando Utilities Commission deployed its crews earlier in the day, departing at 7 a.m. Friday for Robertsdale, Ala., where they will work alongside local utilities and the City of Robertsdale to safely restore power to customers.<\/p>\n

OUC sent a line supervisor, a fleet mechanic and 15 line technicians \u2014 17 crew members in total.<\/p>\n

Eddie Fee, OUC\u2019s director of distribution, was on hand for the deployment.<\/p>\n

Both utilities said their crews will remain in the field until power is restored.<\/p>\n

Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin at approximately 9:30 p.m. Friday as a Category 2 hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. At least four deaths have been linked to the storm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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