JACKSON, Mich. — Consumers Energy is gearing up to send teams of employees to Florida in advance of Hurricane Dorian's arrival.
The company announced on Friday that they are sending more than 60 employees to the Sunshine State to aid residents that may experience power issues from Dorian, which is set to make landfall on Tuesday.
Florida Power and Light is hosting the crews from Consumers.
Fifteen 3-person lineworker crews, 3 electric service workers, several field leaders, as well as other support personnel and equipment are making the trip.
Consumers says that they are expected to leave for Florida this weekend and may be there for up to three weeks.
“In July, crews from six states assisted us as we restored power to more than 220,000 of our Consumers Energy customers,” said Guy Packard, the company’s vice president of electric operations. “Now it’s our turn to help others in their time of need.”
The Florida energy provider made the crew request via a collection of regional mutual assistance networks operated by electric utilities, according to the press release.
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