With hurricane season fast approaching, Florida Power and Light is testing its systems — and more than 3,000 employees — to make sure they can get the lights back on quickly after a storm. All this week at the Riviera Beach command center, the company is drilling for a hypothetical storm with characteristics similar to Hurricane Wilma, which struck Florida in 2005. LISTEN: FPL Prepares For Hurricane Season With ‘Lessons Learned’ From Irma The company said it’s applying lessons learned from Hurricane Irma. “Last year, we witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of Mother Nature and how critically important it is to get Florida back on its feet as quickly as possible,” said FPL President Eric Silagy at a press conference Thursday. FPL’s website and mobile app crashed after Irma as millions of people tried to check when their power would be restored. FPL has upgraded its systems to handle massive phone and web traffic, according to Silagy. “One of the things that we underestimated,
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