The Brief
- Duke Energy is currently managing 300 undergrounding projects across Pinellas County to protect the electrical grid from fallen trees and high winds.
- Approximately half of Duke Energy Florida’s system has already been moved underground to protect the electrical grid and reduce outages.
- In addition to burying lines, the utility is installing “self-healing” technology that can reroute power automatically, often restoring service within one minute of an interruption.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – While it may not be hurricane season right now, utility crews in Pinellas County are spending the winter months buried in work, literally.
Duke Energy is currently moving overhead power lines underground and hardening its infrastructure to better withstand Florida’s weather.
In Clearwater on Thursday, crews worked on one of the 300 undergrounding projects in Pinellas. They started about a month ago and hope to be done by mid-March.…