Irma Turns to Northern Florida, Western Georgia as Power Industry Struggles to Recover

SUGAR LAND--September 12, 2017--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--More than 8 million Floridians are without power after Hurricane Irma tore through the peninsula this weekend, hitting the west coast the hardest but leaving its mark everywhere. Utilities and power-generation companies in the area are facing a long, difficult response. Irma weakened to a tropical storm as it moved over northern Florida and western Georgia, where Industrial Info is tracking more than 1,300 industrial plants and more than $21.6 billion in active projects.

Within this article: Details on how Florida's Power Industry is coping with Irma's fallout, as well as major projects in Florida and Georgia that could be affected.

Companies featured: Florida Power & Light, NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE), Georgia Power Company, Southern Company (NYSE:SO), CITGO Petroleum Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Kinder Morgan Incorporated (NYSE:KMI)