Jared Williams

Gulf Power continues to work around the clock as crews repair and rebuild the electric infrastructure in the areas severely affected by Hurricane Michael, bringing the total number of customers restored to more than 70,000 – or more than 50 percent of impacted customers.

Progress is being made in some of the hardest hit areas where the most extensive electric system rebuild is required for power restoration. Gulf Power has more than 6,700 lineworkers and support personnel already on the ground in the most devastated areas.

Gulf Power has announced that more than 95% of customers who can receive power in Panama City Beach east of Highway 79 to the Hathaway Bridge have been restored 18 hours before estimated restoration time.

This brings the total number of customers who have been restored since Hurricane Michael’s landfall on Wednesday to approximately 62,000. Work continues around the clock as crews repair and rebuild the electric infrastructure in the areas severely affected by the wrath of Hurricane Michael.