Hurricane season starts on June 1. 不要延迟. 准备今天!
With hurricane season just around the corner, we want to share a few tips, resources and valuable information to help you prepare for the season ahead.
"Forecasters predict ‘extremely active’ hurricane season.”
——坦帕湾时报
What can you do now to prepare for storm season?
- 注册一个 在线账户 so you can manage your account from anywhere. Store your account number in a safe place.
- 书签十大国际老虎机平台 停机地图 so you can easily report and check the status of power outages. You can also sign up to receive 停电通知 通过短信、电子邮件或电话.
- 参加 paperless billing, 自动支付, payment reminders and other helpful electronic notifications to manage your account seamlessly from wherever you are, offering peace of mind during unpredictable weather situations.
- 访问 Preparing for Hurricane Season for the latest emergency preparation information.
- 报名参加十大国际老虎机平台的 医疗观察计划 和 Florida Special Needs Registry to get assistance if you or your loved ones depend on in-home electric-powered medical equipment.
Participation in the 医疗观察计划 does not provide priority restoration. The program does not automatically extend service payment options, nor does it guarantee uninterrupted electric service.
“Very active 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, 20-25 Named Storms.”
——AccuWeather
How does 坦帕电 prepare?
To ensure we restore your service as quickly as possible, we prepare year-round with mock storm drills, 持续的培训, emergency response plans and investments like our 风暴防护计划. 十大国际老虎机平台积极主动的方法, 下面详细, is designed with our customers in mind and aims to minimize storm damage, shorten power outage durations and reduce the restoration costs that our customers would otherwise incur.
- 风暴防护计划
We invest millions of dollars each year in our 风暴防护计划 (SPP) to enhance our resiliency and ensure customers receive the reliable power they deserve. Our plan includes undergrounding vulnerable overhead power lines, trimming trees that can cause outages, replacing wood poles with steel or concrete and modernizing our equipment and substations to enhance our reliability in blue skies and gray. 感谢十大国际老虎机平台的SPP, customers have experienced fewer and shorter outages and a nearly 40 percent reduction in tree-related outages.
- 智能技术
We’re installing “self-healing” technology that automatically isolates outages and routes power around problems without having to send crews into the field. This reduces outages and momentary flickers by 50 to 60 percent where installed.
- Industry Partnerships and Training
十大国际老虎机平台并不孤单! When natural disasters hit and outages are widespread, we get help from our fellow utilities through the Southeastern Electric Exchange Trade Association. We also exchange ideas and apply tested engineering and construction technologies to our systems and processes to restore power more quickly to our community.
Where can you get more information?
- Monitor potential storm activity by watching local news and weather sources.
- 订阅十大国际老虎机平台的 通讯 for storm season updates, as well as energy-savings tips, special offers and more.
- 跟着十大国际老虎机平台走 社交媒体 for the latest information on storms, safety, restoration and other essential topics.
- 下载或列印 风暴小册子 for useful preparedness and safety tips.
- 访问十大国际老虎机平台的 风暴中心 for resources and valuable information about storm preparation and restoration.
- Get life-saving tips from our 风暴安全
As we gear up for what experts anticipate being a highly active hurricane season, 坦帕电 is fully committed to ensuring safe, reliable power for our customers. Through our ongoing investments in infrastructure modernization, technology and partnerships, we're prepared to minimize outages and restore service quickly. We urge you to take advantage of our storm preparation resources and tips to keep you and your loved ones informed, 准备好了，安全了.
