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Weekend Warrior

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11. Duke Energy is the same. They have simply been maintaining '70's infrastructure...

Reply to RockaFowler (Original post)

Mon Sep 18, 2017, 10:53 AM

Sep 2017

While increasing their ability to tell who is down and respond quicker. That's nice but they have to respond often as we have power outages during summer thunderstorms.

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Why Didn't FPL (Florida Power & Light) Do More to Prepare for Irma? [View all] RockaFowler Sep 2017 OP

"Why didn't FPL bury lines after Hurricanes Frances & Jeanne or Wilma?" bluepen Sep 2017 #1

FPL has fought against it RockaFowler Sep 2017 #2

So have customers. bluepen Sep 2017 #4

It should be at FPL's cost RockaFowler Sep 2017 #5

Yes, it should be at FPL's cost, residents should not be asked to pay higher bills. FM123 Sep 2017 #7

FPL gets their money from customers. bluepen Sep 2017 #8

Furthermore, you can't put underground lines in some bluepen Sep 2017 #10

I am one of those Floridians asking that very same question?!? FM123 Sep 2017 #3

How high an electric bill would you be willing to pay TexasProgresive Sep 2017 #6

easier to apologize than to prepare librechik Sep 2017 #9

Duke Energy is the same. They have simply been maintaining '70's infrastructure... Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #11

They are operating with a tRump like thought process. Joe941 Sep 2017 #12

My conclusion: "billions in profits each year." IOW, "more to prepare" was deemed NOT "cost- WinkyDink Sep 2017 #13

The PSC is their pocket HAB911 Sep 2017 #14

I understand your frustration genxlib Sep 2017 #15

Same thing can be said for Duke Power rockfordfile Sep 2017 #16