Florida Power & Light Company

Florida Power & Light Company | August 05, 2020

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today deployed more than 600 employees and contractors to New Jersey to restore power in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias. FPL joins its sister company, Gulf Power, that is also traveling north to support restoration efforts with nearly 120 employees and contractors. FPL will assist Jersey Central Power & Light with its restoration efforts. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to our northern neighbors. While Florida was ultimately spared the worst ...

Florida Power & Light Company | August 03, 2020

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has restored service to all customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias. While customers experienced approximately 40,000 outages, preliminary estimates show the company’s smart grid technology helped avoid approximately 18,000 outages. The leading cause of outages was vegetation and debris blowing into power lines. FPL is now working with other utilities to the north to help reallocate crews that came to assist along with releasing resources to help...

Florida Power & Light Company | August 01, 2020

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is urging customers to prepare for extended power outages as Hurricane Isaias nears the Florida coastline. Based upon the current forecast path, intensity and FPL's historical modeling, the company estimates a significant number of customers could experience power outages due to this dangerous and damaging storm. “As the first bands of Hurricane Isaias begin to impact Florida’s east coast, we understand the anxiety many of our customers are...

HR Dive | January 13, 2020

Creativity was the most in-demand soft skill for applicants last year, and it has retained its place heading into 2020, according to a Jan. 9 LinkedIn Learning report. "Organizations need people who can creatively approach problems and tasks across all business roles, from software engineering to HR," the company said. Persuasion, collaboration, adaptability and emotional intelligence rounded out the top five. LinkedIn noted that emotional intelligence — defined as the ability to...