Florida Power & Light
2006 Hurricane
Preparedness Plan
June 5, 2006
Presented by: Geisha Williams
Florida Power & Light
2004 - 2005 Record Breaking Storm Seasons
• 2004 was unprecedented
– 3 back-to-back storms
within 36 days
– Nearly 47,000 workers from
39 states and Canada
• 2005 is most active and
destructive season on record
– 4 hurricanes affected customers
– Nearly 45,500 workers from
36 states and Canada
• Wilma alone had the largest
impact to our infrastructure
– Largest workforce ever
assembled
– Quickest deployment to the
field after a major hurricane
– Significant impact on electrical
infrastructure
Event
Affected
Customers
Days to
Restore
Charley
874,000
13
Frances
12
Jeanne
2,786,300
2005
2004
1,737,400
Dennis
508,800
3
Katrina
1,453,000
8
Rita
140,000
2
Wilma
3,241,437
18
8
Florida Power & Light
2005 Storm Season Review - Lessons Learned
• Infrastructure “hardening” is needed in the design,
construction and operation of electric systems
– Evidence of more active multi-decade hurricane cycle
– Growing customer base within territory
– Customer expectations higher
• Storm Secure Plan developed to strengthen
electrical grid for future hurricanes
10
Years
Hardening
“Roadmap”
Now
Florida Power & Light
Preparing for Storm Season 2006 and Beyond
• Strengthen system infrastructure to
improve resiliency to future storms and
complete repairs from 2005 storm
season
• Prepare storm organization with the
appropriate training and skills to
respond to storms
• Test and refine the restoration plan
• Build upon current communication
processes with customers and
communities
Infrastructure
Communication
Organizational
Restoration
Florida Power & Light
Infrastructure
Infrastructure -
~ Storm Follow-up Transmission System
Communication
Organizational
• 500 kV Transmission Lines
Restoration
– Completed inspections on all 500 kV structures (~4,600)
 Inspected 100% of structures both from ground and air
 All cross-brace structural bolts present and tight
 Identified work prioritized, scheduled & executed as planned
– Conservation-Corbett 500 kV
 Rebuilt 7 circuit miles : In-Service
 Installed new vibration dampening
system
 Detailed follow-up on entire line
– All bolts tightened
– Threads peened on all
cross-brace & cross-arm bolts
 Post-construction visual inspections
completed May 2006
– No problems reported
Florida Power & Light
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
~ Storm Follow-up Transmission System
• Transmission Lines (230 kV and Below)
Communication
Organizational
Restoration
– Completed storm repairs on Transmission & Substation
facilities impacted by 2005 storms
– Inspected 100% of transmission structures in storm impacted areas
– Completed ground / visual inspections on all structures on critical bulk &
generation transmission lines
– Continued routine climbing / bucket
inspections
– Inspection follow-up work prioritized
and scheduled
 Completed all critical
structural work
Florida Power & Light
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
~ Storm Follow-up Distribution System
• Patrolled 100% of feeder and
lateral lines in storm affected
areas
– 17,000 circuit miles patrolled
• Follow-up work identified completed
April 30th
• Summary of Repairs
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1,500 leaning poles replaced or repaired
1,000 conductor locations addressed
108,300 streetlight locations repaired
17,800 Down guys repaired
28,000 other repairs – i.e. arrestors, insulators
3,100 Bellsouth facility pole transfers
Communication
Organizational
Restoration
Florida Power & Light
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
~ Vegetation Management
• Transmission System
– Completed 100% vegetation patrol on
entire system
– Completed 100% of vegetation work
identified
– All identified dead and/or dying trees
removed
• Distribution System
– Patrolled 100% of feeder lines in affected
areas and removed dead or dying trees
– Accelerated vegetation management and
line clearance strategy
 Completed clearing circuits serving top
critical infrastructure
 75% of planned feeder lines to be
cleared by peak of storm season
Communication
Organizational
Restoration
Florida Power & Light
Infrastructure
~ Build to Extreme Wind Standards
• Proposed adoption of NESC
extreme wind criteria
Infrastructure
Organizational
Communication
Restoration
– Apply zonal extreme wind criteria
within territory
– Develop new distribution and
construction standards and guidelines
• Targeted hardening projects have
begun and will be completed in
time for 2006 storm season
– Focus on Critical Infrastructure
Functions (CIF’s)
130
140
150
NESC Extreme Wind Map
Florida Power & Light
Infrastructure
~ 2006 Distribution Hardening Projects
• Critical Infrastructure Functions (CIF)
provide for public health, safety, welfare
and security
Infrastructure
Communication
Organizational
Restoration
• Two South Florida ports
– Port Everglades
– Port of Palm Beach
• Several South Florida
hospitals
– Jackson / UM Hospital
Complex
– Mt Sinai / Miami Heart
– Saint Mary’s Medical
Center
FPL
supplies
Port
Everglades
with
electricity
to
Jackson/University
St.
Mary’s
ofofMiami
Miami
Medical
Hospital
Center
Complex
Mt. Sinai
Port
and
Palm
Heart
Beach
Institute
distribute the petroleum that supplies nearly
one-fifth of Florida’s energy requirements
Florida Power & Light
Infrastructure
~ 2006 Transmission Hardening Projects
• Hardened Transmission
infrastructure in conjunction
with Distribution CIF Hardening
Projects
• Accelerated planned single
pole un-guyed wood pole
replacements
– ~230 structures replaced in
time for 2006 storm season
• Completed ceramic post
insulator replacements on
8 line sections
Infrastructure
Communication
Organizational
Restoration
Florida Power & Light
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
~ Pole Inspections
Organizational
Communication
• Transmission System
Restoration
– ~64,000 transmission structures
– Enhancing current Climbing Inspection
Program
– Six Year Inspection Cycle
 Approx. 10,700 structures annually
Zone 1
• Distribution
– 1.1 million distribution poles
– Building on current three-pronged
inspection approach
 Eight year cycle
 Approx. 130,000 poles annually
 Working in all areas each year
 Collaborating with joint use pole
owners for efficiency
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 9
Zone 4
Zone 5
Zone 8
Zone 6
Zone 7
Florida Power & Light
Storm Organization
Infrastructure
Communication
• Modular Storm Organization
Structure developed to adapt to
specific needs required for different
storm scenarios
• Storm roles and key personnel are
identified to staff the storm
organization
• Storm training programs have been
completed
• Dry Run held to exercise restoration
process and test enhancements
Organizational
Restoration
Florida Power & Light
Infrastructure
Restoration Plan
Communication
• Safely restore power to top
Critical Infrastructure Functions
while also restoring the greatest
number of customers in the
shortest time
– Plans and process scaled
to match the storm
• Logistical Support and resources
secured and ready
– 66 staging site agreements
– Selected sites pre-wired with T-1
– Material inventory increased
pre-storm
– Nearly 2 million gallons of fuel at
hand
– 19 dedicated fuel Supply/Service
contracts
Organizational
Restoration
Florida Power & Light
Infrastructure
Restoration Plan
Communication
• Mutual assistance agreements and
vendor contracts and commitments
secured
– Utility restoration support agreements
through EEI and SEE
– Agreements with line and vegetation
contractors throughout the US
• Critical Infrastructure Functions
identified
– Top restoration priorities within each
community identified
• System capabilities to support
restoration efforts enhanced
– Damage assessment modeling tool updated
with additional information
– Outage management support systems
integrated with customer communications
systems
Organizational
Restoration
Florida Power & Light
Infrastructure
Communication
• EOC Partners
– Personnel assigned to County EOC’s
– Dedicated web page
• Customer Communications
– Increased customer call capacity
– Added Care Center redundancy
 El Paso, Texas Call Center
– Outbound calls to customers
– Capability to report and check
status of outages on-line
• Crisis Information Team
– Consistent and timely information
regarding restoration efforts centrally
overseen
– Emerging customer and community
issues proactively addressed
• Estimated Times of Restoration
– System
– County
– Sub-County
Communication
Organizational
Restoration
Florida Power & Light Company
Prepared for Storm Season 2006 & Beyond
• Infrastructure repaired; strengthened
for future storms
– Improves resiliency
– Reduces outages during storms
• Storm organization prepared
– Training complete
– Personnel knowledgeable and experienced
– Resources ready to deploy
• Restoration plan ready
– Logistical Support and resources secured
and ready
– Material and Fuel Inventory on hand
– Mutual Assistance agreements in place
• Communication processes in place
– Better accessibility of information
– Quicker communication of information