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November 11, 2022

Tampa Electric’s 2022–2031 Storm Protection Plan:  link

From pages 19-21:

In 2015, Tampa Electric began using submersible padmount switchgear to harden the underground system in certain applications. This switchgear is designed to withstand intrusion from water, including salt-water, while remaining in service. This gear will be specifically used for those critical customers in areas where storm surge is expected to have a significant impact or those low-lying areas where the environment has caused non-submersible switchgear to fail.

January 29, 2024

Observer article:  Corrosion caused Longboat power issues during Idalia, FPL says

July 26, 2024

Observer article:  FPL raises some transformers to prevent storm-related outages

October 25, 2024

News article:  Can buried power lines keep the lights on during extreme storms?

May 23, 2025

Observer article:  Longboat hopes to close undergrounding project near end of June

June 23, 2025

ABC7 news story:  Longboat Key project to put power lines underground hits milestone

June 24, 2025

Observer article:  Longboat's underground utilities project has finally come to completion