Eight new Florida Power & Light Co. buildings will be put in South Florida to provide housing for employees during storms.
The Juno Beach-based electric utility opened its $6 million storm center in Jupiter Wednesday -- one of 12 planned throughout the state geared toward housing employees, and even some out-of-state crews, during and after a storm.
Additional locations for the Category 5-rated structures include:
- West Palm Beach
- Fort Lauderdale
- South Miami-Dade County
- Boynton Beach
The electric utility expects the centers to help them restore power faster during storms by providing space for an extra 100 employees.
“They’re designed to help us pre-stage employees before and right after a storm so we can respond as quickly as we can,” said Bryan Olnick, vice president for distribution operations at FPL.