Duke Energy's self-healing technology, ongoing readiness enable rapid power restoration in Florida during back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton
Duke Energy demonstrated the effectiveness of its self-healing technology during hurricanes Helene and Milton in Florida, preventing over 300,000 customer outages and saving more than 300 million minutes of total outage time. The technology, which serves 77% of Duke Energy Florida customers, can reduce affected customers by up to 75% and restore power in under a minute. The company's grid improvements include hardening over 40,000 poles in three years, maintaining vegetation across 4,000 miles of distribution lines, and expanding infrastructure with 100 miles of new transmission lines and 16 new substations since 2021.
Duke Energy ha dimostrato l'efficacia della sua tecnologia di autoriparazione durante gli uragani Helene e Milton in Florida, prevenendo oltre 300.000 interruzioni per i clienti e risparmiando più di 300 milioni di minuti di tempo totale di interruzione. La tecnologia, che serve il 77% dei clienti di Duke Energy Florida, può ridurre il numero di clienti interessati fino al 75% e ripristinare l'elettricità in meno di un minuto. Le migliorie alla rete dell'azienda includono il rinforzo di oltre 40.000 pali in tre anni, la manutenzione della vegetazione su 4.000 miglia di linee di distribuzione e l'espansione dell'infrastruttura con 100 miglia di nuove linee di trasmissione e 16 nuove stazioni di trasformazione dal 2021.
Duke Energy demostró la efectividad de su tecnología de auto-reparación durante los huracanes Helene y Milton en Florida, evitando más de 300,000 cortes de suministro y ahorrando más de 300 millones de minutos de tiempo total de interrupción. La tecnología, que abarca al 77% de los clientes de Duke Energy Florida, puede reducir el número de clientes afectados en hasta un 75% y restablecer la energía en menos de un minuto. Las mejoras en la red de la compañía incluyen el refuerzo de más de 40,000 postes en tres años, el mantenimiento de la vegetación a lo largo de 4,000 millas de líneas de distribución y la expansión de la infraestructura con 100 millas de nuevas líneas de transmisión y 16 nuevas subestaciones desde 2021.
듀크 에너지는 플로리다의 헬렌과 밀턴 허리케인 동안 자기 복구 기술의 효과를 입증하여 30만 건 이상의 고객 정전을 차단하고 3억 분 이상의 총 정전 시간을 절약했습니다. 이 기술은 듀크 에너지 플로리다 고객의 77%를 서비스하며, 영향을 받는 고객 수를 최대 75%까지 줄이고 1분 이내에 전력을 복구할 수 있습니다. 회사의 전력망 개선 사항에는 3년 동안 4만 개 이상의 전신주를 보강하고, 4,000마일의 배전선로에 걸쳐 식생을 관리하며, 2021년 이후 100마일의 새로운 송전선과 16개의 새로운 변전소를 포함한 인프라를 확장하는 것이 포함됩니다.
Duke Energy a démontré l'efficacité de sa technologie d'auto-réparation lors des ouragans Helene et Milton en Floride, empêchant plus de 300 000 pannes pour les clients et économisant plus de 300 millions de minutes de temps total d'interruption. La technologie, qui dessert 77 % des clients de Duke Energy Floride, peut réduire le nombre de clients touchés jusqu'à 75 % et rétablir l'électricité en moins d'une minute. Les améliorations du réseau de l'entreprise incluent le renforcement de plus de 40 000 poteaux en trois ans, l'entretien de la végétation sur 4 000 miles de lignes de distribution et l'expansion des infrastructures avec 100 miles de nouvelles lignes de transmission et 16 nouvelles sous-stations depuis 2021.
Duke Energy hat die Wirksamkeit seiner Selbstheilungstechnologie während der Hurrikane Helene und Milton in Florida unter Beweis gestellt, indem mehr als 300.000 Kundenunterbrechungen verhindert und über 300 Millionen Minuten Gesamtausfallzeit eingespart wurden. Die Technologie, die 77% der Kunden von Duke Energy Florida bedient, kann die betroffenen Kunden um bis zu 75% reduzieren und den Strom in weniger als einer Minute wiederherstellen. Die Verbesserungen des Unternehmensnetzwerks umfassen die Verstärkung von über 40.000 Masten in drei Jahren, die Pflege von Vegetation entlang von 4.000 Meilen von Verteilungsleitungen und die Erweiterung der Infrastruktur mit 100 Meilen neuer Übertragungsleitungen und 16 neuen Umspannwerken seit 2021.
- Self-healing technology prevented 300,000+ customer outages during recent hurricanes
- Technology serves 77% of Florida customers, reducing outages by up to 75%
- 40,000+ poles hardened through Storm Protection Plan in past three years
- 50% of primary power lines are underground, enhancing grid resilience
- Completed 100+ miles of new transmission lines and built 16 new substations since 2021
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Duke Energy's implementation of self-healing grid technology demonstrates significant operational improvements, preventing 300,000 customer outages and saving 300 million minutes of outage time during recent hurricanes. With
The extensive infrastructure investments, including hardening 40,000 poles over three years and maintaining 4,000 miles of distribution lines, position Duke Energy well for climate resilience. The commitment to underground
These investments should translate to reduced maintenance costs, improved customer satisfaction and better regulatory relationships - all important for maintaining stable returns in the regulated utility sector. The focus on grid resilience is particularly valuable given Florida's growing population and increasing storm frequency.
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Florida helped save more than 300 million minutes of total lost outage time during recent hurricanes
During hurricanes Helene and Milton, the company's self-healing technology prevented more than 300,000 customer outages, saving customers more than 300 million minutes of total outage time.
Similar to a GPS navigation system that can identify an accident ahead and update your route, self-healing grid technology quickly identifies power outages and reroutes power to restore service faster for customers when an outage occurs.
This advanced technology can help isolate the cause of an outage and reduce the number of customers affected by up to
"With storms increasing in frequency and intensity, Duke Energy Florida's Storm Protection Plan, year-round infrastructure work and preparedness efforts are critical to our ability to respond quickly and safely," said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. "We're working around the clock to improve reliability for our customers, strengthen the grid against severe weather and enhance our response after a major storm."
In addition to investing in advanced technologies, the company manages vegetation near power lines, installs stronger poles, upgrades wires and places lines underground to make the energy grid more resilient, reduce outages and restore power faster for
- Over the past three years, more than 40,000 poles have been hardened through Duke Energy Florida's Storm Protection Plan. Duke Energy Florida continues to inspect more than 100,000 poles and structures annually and plans on hardening nearly 15,000 poles and structures per year.
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50% of Duke Energy Florida's primary power lines are buried under ground. The company will continue to install underground cable in targeted areas where it is most practical, considering many factors including accessibility, vegetation coverage, asset age, cost and reliability. - Last year, teams completed more than 4,000 miles of vegetation maintenance on Duke Energy Florida's distribution lines and 600 miles of planned work on the transmission side, including trimming trees and removing trees that present a hazard to power operations.
- Additionally, the company is expanding capacity of the electric grid by building new substations, expanding existing substations and installing new or larger power lines to provide reliable service in the growing state. Since 2021, teams have completed more than 100 miles of new transmission lines, conducted nearly 100 miles of transmission line upgrades and built approximately 16 new substations in
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These grid improvements and technological innovations help support the efforts of thousands of restoration personnel working to restore power to customers following a major storm. The company works to improve after every storm and applies lessons learned to future response efforts. Duke Energy Florida also relies on key relationships with first responders, emergency response organizations, other utilities and contractors to provide the resources and expertise needed to serve customers effectively every storm.
Duke Energy Florida
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 12,300 megawatts of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 2 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area in
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Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in
Duke Energy is executing an ambitious clean energy transition, keeping reliability, affordability and accessibility at the forefront as the company works toward net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2050. The company is investing in major electric grid upgrades and cleaner generation, including expanded energy storage, renewables, natural gas and nuclear.
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