Duke Energy Florida breaks ground on new transmission training facility

Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy that provides electricity to two million customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area in the state, on Aug. 20 broke ground on a new transmission training center in Sumter County, Fla.

Representatives from the utility joined community leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of the company’s new Wildwood Training Center, a state-of-the-art facility that will expand Duke Energy’s training for transmission craft and technical workers, such as transmission and distribution line, substation, and relay technicians who are responsible for making improvements and upgrades to the company’s infrastructure.

The new facility will include indoor training classrooms and equipment training spaces, as well as an outdoor training area with a training substation, according to the company.

“Our power grid workers are invaluable and are the first to respond in the aftermath of storms,” said Jason Williams, Duke Energy Florida senior vice president of power grid operations. “They play an incredibly important role in how we are preparing and building a smarter energy future for our customers and how we are supporting the tremendous growth in Florida.”

The Wildwood Training Center is expected to be completed in 2025, Duke Energy said.

“The City of Wildwood is thrilled to be part of today’s ceremony and equally as excited for what’s to come from Duke Energy, its new training facility and the hardworking employees who will be using this building,” said Wildwood City Mayor Ed Wolf during the event.

“We are honored to become a training hub for such an important trade, and we look forward to continuing to work alongside businesses like Duke Energy so we can continue meeting the unique needs of our growing community,” Wolf added.

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