Tampa Electric Sending Crews to Georgia to Help Restore Electricity

With local restoration complete, Tampa Electric sent 115 people to Georgia today to help restore power after Hurricane Helene.

About 115 Tampa Electric line workers, contractors and other support personnel left at dawn today for the six-hour drive to the Savannah, Ga., area to help utility Georgia Power restore electricity after Helene. Crews are prepared to stay for two weeks.

Hurricane Helene brought rain, high winds and unprecedented flooding, causing historic devastation in five southern states. Millions of people remain without power, and officials say rebuilding will be a long, difficult process.

Tampa Electric is a member of the Southeastern Electric Exchange, or SEE, which is a network of utilities who pledge mutual assistance in case of a storm or other emergency. Crews supporting the restoration efforts of other utilities are paid by the host utility.

Tampa Electric, one of Florida's largest investor-owned electric utilities, serves about 840,000 customers in West Central Florida. Tampa Electric is a subsidiary of Emera Inc., a geographically diverse energy and services company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.