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Power restored after nearly 200 outages in Sanibel-Captiva area

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Posted at 8:48 PM, Apr 20, 2023
and last updated 2023-04-21 17:22:46-04

SANIBEL, Fla. — LCEC responded to 199 power outages in the Sanibel-Captiva area Thursday night.

The outages were first reported around 5:45 p.m. Thursday. As of Friday, all service has been restored.

No cause has been confirmed yet, but LCEC said isolated outages like this one tend to happen this time of year. LCEC has a self-healing system that allows them to utilize technology to restore customers quickly in these situations.