ORLANDO, Fla. (WOWT) – The Omaha Public Power District’s mutual aid crew is headed back after helping companies in four different states.
The crews just spent three days helping the Orlando Utilities Commission restore service to 83,400 of their customers.
A statement from OPPD says the extent of the power outages was less than expected.
OPPD’s crews left Florida on Sunday.
“They say they were honored to be able to be called upon to help these communities recover from extensive damage. And they are glad to have made a difference in the lives of thousands by bringing back such an essential service as electricity,” OPPD Media Specialist Jodi Baker wrote in an update Monday.
In all, the mutual aid crews helped restore power in Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia, and Florida as Hurricanes Helene and Milton ravaged the south.
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