NPPD crews working in Augusta, Georgia, (NPPD Courtesy)
ORLANDO, Fla. — After providing mutual aid in Georgia and Florida following the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a Nebraska Public Power District team is returning home.
According to NPPD, the team was released from mutual aid duties in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, Oct. 13 and will be returning home.
The team, made up of includes technicians from Ainsworth, Atkinson, Bassett, Chadron, Humboldt, Kearney, Lexington, Norfolk, O’Neill, Plattsmouth, and Ravenna, had initially been dispatched to Augusta, Ga., following the impact of Hurricane Helene.
The 15-man crew, including 12-line technicians, one fleet technician, and two supervisors departed from the York Operations Center Thursday, Oct. 3.
At that time, Georgia Power had over 141,000 customers without power, which had been reduced to just over 1,500 customer outages Thursday morning.
After the work in Augusta, the crew was dispatched to Orlando after the impact of Hurricane Milton.
