NPPD 18 Man Crew To Assist In Florida Hurricane

COLUMBUS- An 18-man contingent of line technicians and supervisory staff from Nebraska Public Power

District left Friday morning to Florida in anticipation of restoring expected power outages from Hurricane Dorian, that is anticipated to make landfall Monday. At the request of the American Public Power Association, NPPD crews will assist in restoration work for the Orlando Utilities Commission, a public power entity. Line technicians from Plattsmouth, Geneva, York, O’Neill, Norfolk, Ogallala, Atkinson, Creighton, Hartington, Scottsbluff, Chadron, and Lexington will make the journey.

Crews are expected to arrive Sunday in Orlando.