SECO Energy is recovering after Hurricane Ian swept through most of its Central Florida service area. Crews worked overnight Thursday in the continued effort to restore electric service to all homes and businesses that are deemed safe to receive service. Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm, slowly moved […]
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SECO Energy worked overnight Wednesday to begin restoring electric service to homes and businesses that lost power as Hurricane Ian moved across Florida but was forced to temporarily delay restoration efforts this morning in Sumter and Lake Counties due to high winds. It is unsafe to raise truck buckets in winds higher than 35 mph. […]
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SECO Energy is bracing for the heavy rains and winds pummeling its service territory when Hurricane Ian crosses Central Florida later Wednesday and Thursday. Currently, Hurricane Ian is a major Category 4 hurricane with maximum wind speeds of 155 mph – just 2 mph shy of being a Category 5 hurricane. Hurricane Ian is […]
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SECO Energy is preparing for the weather effects of Hurricane Ian as it looms closer to the Florida Peninsula. The hurricane is expected to strengthen to a major Category 4 hurricane and possibly make landfall near Tampa Bay early Thursday morning. Hurricane Ian quickly increased in size and maximum wind speeds overnight. Based on […]
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SECO Energy is tracking Tropical Depression Nine as it slowly moves on a westerly track toward the Florida Peninsula. Tropical Depression Nine (TD9) is expected to strengthen to a hurricane this weekend. The storm would be renamed Hurricane Hermine and could impact Central Florida as a Category 2 hurricane early next week. TD9 was […]
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Central Florida was treated to hot days, rainy afternoons and muggy evenings in August 2022. The average temperature for the month was 84 degrees, which was the same as last month’s average. The average high was 92 degrees while the average low was 75 degrees. The highest daily recorded temperature (data from the […]
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Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. Thankfully, at print time for this edition of SECO News, the season has been inactive, and the forecast revised. But it only takes one powerful tropical storm or hurricane to bring widespread damage to transmission and distribution electric infrastructure, so don’t let your guard down. […]
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