All of the eastern part of FPL`s territory is essentially restored -- 99.9 percent of customers from the Florida/Georgia border to south of Miami have power tonight
(WorldNews Environment)

JUNO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 19, 2017/PRNewswire / -- As of this evening, Florida Power& Light Company (FPL) has restored service to nearly all of its 4.4 million customers, or nearly 99 percent, impacted by Hurricane Irma. `As we have said from the beginning, the latter part of any restoration, particularly one of this scope and magnitude, is always the most challenging,` said Eric Silagy, president and CEO of FPL. `Massive downed trees, flooded areas, tornado damage and other significant obstacles continue to challenge our more than 28,000 men and women who have been working 16-hour days in the blazing summer heat and humidity to restore service. We sincerely thank those still without power for...