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March 26, 2014

2014 Hurricane Season Preparation Informal Meeting for Electric Utilities with Florida Public Service Commission Staff. March 26, 2014. Preparations. FPL’s Hurricane Preparedness Plan. Continue to strengthen the infrastructure Prepare the storm organization Refine the restoration plan

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March 26, 2014

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  1. 2014 Hurricane Season PreparationInformal Meeting for Electric Utilities with Florida Public Service Commission Staff March 26, 2014

  2. Preparations FPL’s Hurricane Preparedness Plan • Continue to strengthen the infrastructure • Prepare the storm organization • Refine the restoration plan • Improve communications Infrastructure Communication Organization Restoration

  3. Infrastructure Organization Communication Restoration Continue to Strengthen the Infrastructure Distribution Hardening • Continue 3-prong approach • EWL • CIF projects/critical poles • Incremental • Community projects • EWL design guidelines • Storm flood/surge • Downtown Miami

  4. Infrastructure Organization Communication Restoration Continue to Strengthen the Infrastructure Transmission Hardening • Replace all wood structures • Replace ceramic post insulators on concrete structures • Install storm surge/flood monitoring & communication systems in substations

  5. Infrastructure Organization Communication Restoration Continue to Strengthen the Infrastructure Distribution Pole Inspections • Over 1.2 million FPL poles • Completed first 8-year cycle in 2013 • Inspect and complete follow-up work

  6. Infrastructure Organization Communication Restoration Continue to Strengthen the Infrastructure Transmission Pole Inspections • 65,000 structures • 100% visually inspected annually with additional climbing/bucket truck cycle inspections • 500kV and CIF inspected before storm season

  7. Infrastructure Organization Communication Restoration Continue to Strengthen the Infrastructure Distribution Vegetation Management • Feeders - 3-year average trim cycle • Laterals - 6-year average trim cycle • Clear vegetation serving CIF • Encourage “Right Tree - Right Place”

  8. Infrastructure Organization Communication Restoration Continue to Strengthen the Infrastructure Transmission Vegetation Management • Inspect / clear 100% of ROW annually

  9. Infrastructure Organization Communication Restoration Prepare the Storm Organization Annual Preparations • Storm roles identified/staffed • Training • Dry run exercise • Forensic teamsready

  10. Infrastructure Organization Communication Restoration Refine the Restoration Plan • Safely restore in shortest time • How we restore power • Resource plans in place • Logistics • Mutual assistance/contract crews • Inventories

  11. How We Restore Power Guiding principle – restore power to the largest number of customers safely and as quickly as possible: • Start by repairing damage to power plants, damaged transmission lines and substations • Simultaneously, restore power to CIF • hospitals, police and fire stations • At the same time, work to return service to the largest number of customers in the shortest amount of time • including major thoroughfares that host supermarkets, pharmacies, gas stations and other needed community services. • Once larger repairs have been made… • restore service to smaller groups and neighborhoods • Converging on hardest hit • working around the clock until everyone has power again. Insert system model graphic

  12. Infrastructure Organization Communication Restoration Refine the Restoration Plan • Safely restore in shortest time • Prioritization • Resource plans in place • Logistics • Mutual assistance/contract crews • Inventories

  13. Infrastructure Organization Communication Restoration Enhance Communications • Annual FPL / County EOC meetings • Governmental & community communications

  14. Winter Storm Pax– Assistance to Utilities in Georgia • FPL assisted for four days • Supported Georgia Power • 350 FPL and contractor line crews • Lessons learned

  15. Areas of Concern or Vulnerability • Hardening - multi-year effort • Multiple storms • Catastrophic storms • Resource availability Infrastructure Organization Communication Restoration

  16. Hurricane Preparedness Plan Summary • Infrastructure strengthened • Hardening; Pole inspections; Vegetation • Organization prepared • Trained and ready • Restoration plan tested & refined • Lessons learned; Technology; Forensics • Continued communications Infrastructure Organization Communication Restoration

  17. Hardening and Storm Preparedness Progress / Plans

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