OG&E crews wrap up recovery work in Florida | News [Video]

SARASOTA, Fla. — Oklahoma Gas & Electric crews are making their way home after a week-long deployment to help restore power in Florida.

Crews were sent to Florida after Hurricane Milton at the request of Florida Power & Light. The storm’s destructive winds impacted millions of homes and businesses.

OG&E’s team of more than 100 linemen and support staff joined a workforce of 20,000 from across the country and Canada to help restore power.

“I’m encouraged and humbled by our crews’ hard work over the past week to restore power to communities impacted by Milton,” said Chris Bristol, OG&E Distribution Construction Manager. “Rebuilding and restoring power after a natural disaster of this scale is no small task – it takes a village, and we’re grateful to the Floridians who kept our teams’ morale high, bringing support and kindness as we worked to restore power to their communities as quickly and safely as possible.” 

This was OG&E’s fifth deployment this year.