FPL shares timeline for Pines power line projects. Is your neighborhood next?
Several Pembroke Pines construction projects are set to optimize the city’s power grid for hundreds of customers before the year’s end, according to Florida Power & Light.
The power company’s “undergrounding projects” — dubbed the Storm Secure Underground Program (SSUP) — have replaced overhead neighborhood power lines with subterranean alternatives in Pines since late 2025, according to FPL.
Residents were notified by city officials on Feb. 7, via a City of Pembroke Pines Instagram post.
The SSUP was started to evade what FPL calls the leading cause of outages, “trees and vegetation coming into contact with overhead lines,” reads the company’s website.
Construction projects will take over four neighborhoods and should wrap up in the southwest Broward city by October, officials say.
Neighborhoods and timelines
FPL broke ground in November, beginning undergrounding efforts “north of SW 51st Street, between approximately SW 205th Avenue and SW 199th Avenue,” FPL spokesperosn Karmel Eppinger told the Pembroke Pines News.
Next, it dug into the area between NW 15th Court and Johnson Street, and between N. Douglas Road and N. University Drive in January.
Its final two projects in Pembroke Pines — both located between Taft Street and NNW 15th Court, extending from N. oDouglas Road to just east of N. oUniversity Drive — started in February.
Approximately 885 customers will be switched from overhead to underground service once the four projects are completed, “helping improve reliability for the community,” FPL says.
Neighborhoods are selected for SSUP through data revealing which neighborhoods are most “vulnerable to severe weather or likely to have liability issues,” according to the power company’s website.
Customer support, project costs
Some projects will require homeowners to grant FPL access to their property to either facilitate the installation of a “transformer” — an often green, metal box that converts high-voltage power to low-voltage electricity suitable for residences or businesses — or house the equipment.
If that’s the case, FPL says a customer outreach specialist will contact affected residents to secure legal permissions or property easements.
Any damages left by the construction projects — such as torn-up grass or damaged sprinkler systems — will be handled by FPL, which assures it will “restore all properties to their pre-construction condition.”
And if you’re wondering where SSUP funds come from, you’ll only have to look as far as your utility bill.
Money for the project doesn’t come from “out-of-pocket upfront costs” but is collected from customers through a monthly Storm Protection Plan charge that’s approximately $9.95 for the average customer.
For additional questions that pop up during the construction process, FPL encourages customers to contact their local outreach specialist by using the phone number provided in the company’s mailed informational packet or through an online contact form.
