Published 1 year ago
Lakeland Electric is actively monitoring Hurricane Helene
Lakeland Electric prepares for Storm Season all year long by hardening our grid and updating our storm response plans and training. We are closely monitoring the storm's track and encourage our customers to prepare for it now.
We are ready to help restore power to our community as quickly and safely as possible, no matter the storm's impacts. We are well stocked with equipment and materials to repair the electric grid.
One of the benefits of being a public power is that we have access to a nationwide network of mutual aid to assist with power restoration efforts. We are prepared to request or provide mutual aid based on the track of the storm.
Customers can find important phone numbers and tips for before, during and after the storm in our Hurricane Guide.
If the power goes out, our smart grid system automatically reports it to Lakeland Electric without customers needing to call. Customers can check on power outages by visiting our outage map: www.lakelandelectric.com/outagemap. The first few days after a large storm that causes lots of damage to our power grid can delay us from making detailed estimated times of restoration for individual residences as we do during the rest of the year. As we deploy resources and evaluate the damage, we are able to better refine the estimated time of restorations from neighborhoods, then streets, then individual residences.
Portable generators can be deadly to you and to Lakeland Electric crews if not used properly.
Now is the time for customers to prepare their 7-day emergency kit and make or review their storm plan for themselves and their families.
Customers who have a medical device that requires power or medication that must be refrigerated should make their backup plans now. Do you have friends or family you could shelter with if you lost power? Do you know where the closest Polk County Emergency Shelters are, how to check if they are open and how to register? It’s important to ask these types of questions now to help prepare yourself and your families for the storm.
We are ready to help restore power to our community as quickly and safely as possible, no matter the storm's impacts. We are well stocked with equipment and materials to repair the electric grid.
One of the benefits of being a public power is that we have access to a nationwide network of mutual aid to assist with power restoration efforts. We are prepared to request or provide mutual aid based on the track of the storm.
Customers can find important phone numbers and tips for before, during and after the storm in our Hurricane Guide.
If the power goes out, our smart grid system automatically reports it to Lakeland Electric without customers needing to call. Customers can check on power outages by visiting our outage map: www.lakelandelectric.com/outagemap. The first few days after a large storm that causes lots of damage to our power grid can delay us from making detailed estimated times of restoration for individual residences as we do during the rest of the year. As we deploy resources and evaluate the damage, we are able to better refine the estimated time of restorations from neighborhoods, then streets, then individual residences.
Portable generators can be deadly to you and to Lakeland Electric crews if not used properly.
- Keep children away from generators.
- Run generators in an open, well-ventilated area.
- Use an isolation device between your generator and Lakeland Electric’s service conductor. (Don’t plug generators directly into your wall outlet or electric system.)
- If you plan to use a generator at your home, please use them responsibly.
- Learn more in our Hurricane Guide
Now is the time for customers to prepare their 7-day emergency kit and make or review their storm plan for themselves and their families.
Customers who have a medical device that requires power or medication that must be refrigerated should make their backup plans now. Do you have friends or family you could shelter with if you lost power? Do you know where the closest Polk County Emergency Shelters are, how to check if they are open and how to register? It’s important to ask these types of questions now to help prepare yourself and your families for the storm.
