JUPITER FARMS, Fla. — Florida Power & Light crews are placing underground power lines in several Jupiter Farms neighborhoods as part of ongoing work to make the energy grid more storm-resistant.
It's part of FPL's Storm Secure Underground Program, which uses data from past hurricanes, vegetation-related service interruptions and other metrics to identify areas that would most benefit from underground power lines.
"While no energy grid is hurricane-proof, underground lines are more reliable than overhead power lines – performing about 50% better day-to-day and significantly better during severe weather, as well.” FPL spokesman Shawn Johnson said in a news release.
FPL has completed more than 400 of these neighborhoods' underground projects in our area, with plans to bring the benefits to many more customers in the future.