The largest power company in Florida just lost power during a news conference about Irma
RIVIERA BEACH — Not even the Florida Power & Light Co. Command Center can escape a beating from Hurricane Irma.
The $3.8 million, five-year-old building off Military Trail, constructed to withstand a Category 5 storm, lost power as feeder bands from Irma pounded the state. The outage interrupted an 11:30 a.m. news briefing.
FPL is Florida's largest electric utility company and the country's third largest.
“Unfortunately, we’re not immune to Irma’s wrath,” said FPL vice president and chief communications officer Rob Gould.
Generators will power the command center through Monday where 112 FPL employees are monitoring the storm.
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