Florida Approves Pilot To Put Electric Lines Underground
With an eye toward encouraging storm-hardening the state’s electrical system, which suffered serious damage in the 2005 hurricane season, the Florida Public Service Commission granted Florida Power & Light the authority to partner with local governments to bury power lines.
“With what weather forecasters have said we can expect with hurricane cycles during the next 25 to 30 years, we feel underground is the way to go,” says FPL spokeswoman Mayco Villafana. “We thought offering this as an incentive was the best possible way to get some cities with overhead services interested.”