LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s two largest electric utilities are sending crews to Florida ahead of Hurricane Dorian.
The crews will help with expected power outages wherever the storm makes landfall. The National Hurricane Center on Thursday said the Category 1 storm is expected to strengthen into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 with winds of 130 mph (209 kph) and slam into the U.S. on Monday somewhere between the Florida Keys and southern Georgia
Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities are sending 165 employees and contractors to Florida for the storm.
As Florida braces for the impact of #HurricaneDorian, 165 Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company employees and contractors are headed to the state in preparation of helping utility crews there deal with damage the storm may leave behind. @insideFPL pic.twitter.com/SPJxRbJcTS
— LG&E and KU (@lgeku) August 30, 2019
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency this week.
Florida Power and Light was among several Florida utilities requesting assistance from other utility partners in the region.
