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Xcel sends 270 workers to FL to help restore power

By Pat Sweeney Sep 28, 2022 | 5:11 PM

Xcel Energy is sending about 270 contract workers to Florida to support power restoration efforts as Hurricane Ian makes landfall.

The workers are from North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.

The company’s support could possibly grow as the Category 4 storm hovers on the brink of being classified as a Category 5 hurricane.

 Xcel Energy is part of the Edison Electric Institute’s Mutual Assistance program. Following major storms that bring significant outages, electric companies use this program, a voluntary partnership of electric companies from across the country, to help speed restoration.

In addition, the Red Cross says more than 50 disaster response volunteers from the Minnesota and Dakotas region are either deployed in Florida or on standby.

The Red Cross has also activated three Emergency Response Vehicles from Fargo, Duluth and Minneapolis.

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