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Tampa Electric briefs commissioners on storm‑resilience upgrades ahead of hurricane season
Summary
Tampa Electric told the board it strengthened its grid after the 2024 season—converting over 90% of transmission poles to steel/concrete, expanding undergrounding and installing 'self‑healing' tech—to shorten outages and speed restoration.
Chip Whitworth, vice president of electric delivery at Tampa Electric (TECO), described investments and operational plans intended to reduce outage frequency and speed restoration during the 2025 hurricane season.
Whitworth recounted the utility’s 2024 restoration: combined mutual‑aid crews (about 9,500 workers) restored service to most customers within days after consecutive storms…
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