Atomic Insights

Browse by Tags

• Letter from inside the storm center in Jackson MS

  As I have mentioned several times here on Atomic Insights, I hold a special place in my heart for people who respond and rebuild electrical power systems after a damaging storm. When I was growing up, I clearly remember my Dad's "storm training" days. Dad was a supervising engineer for Florida Power and Light and completed a 35 year career with the company. One day per month, he was able... Posted Sep 05 2008, 05:26 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: FP&L

• A key phrase in an FPL press release needs to be repeated

  FPL - Florida Power and Light - is the electric power utility that serves the southeast part of Florida where 4.5 million people live and where I grew up. It is also the company where my father worked as a transmission substation engineer for a bit more than 35 years. I have very fond memories of the company's annual picnics at a park built under the shadows of the stacks at the Cutler plant and... Posted Mar 19 2008, 03:18 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: FP&L