Updated Power Restoration Guidance

The City of Sanibel has updated the required affidavits that an electrical contractor or an electrical engineer must submit before LCEC may restore power to a structure.

Electrical Contractors – A Florida licensed electrical contract may inspect and submit an affidavit for residential structures with a service less than 600 amps (240 volts) and commercial structures with a service less than 800 amps (240 volts).

• If undamaged, the electrical contractor must submit the completed “City of Sanibel Post Hurricane Ian Electrical Safety Inspection – Contractors” to the city at the following email addresses: IanPowerAffidavit@mysanibel.com
  The city will notify LCEC power may be restored within 24-hours or receipt.
• If damaged, a licensed electrical contractor must make the required repairs. If the structure is safe for power restoration, the electrical contractor must submit the completed “City of Sanibel Post Hurricane Ian Electrical Safety Inspection – Contractors” to the city at the following email addresses: IanPowerAffidavit@mysanibel.com
  Once the approved for power report is received, the city will notify LCEC that power may be restored to the structure within 24-hours or receipt.
• Please click here to access the “Hurricane Ian Release of Power Contractor Affidavit – Contractors” form

Electrical Engineers – A Florida licensed electrical engineer may inspect and submit an affidavit for residential and commercial electrical services regardless of service size. Only a Florida licensed electrical engineer may inspect and submit an affidavit attesting that a structure is safe for LCEC to restore power at residential structures with a service greater than 600 amps (240 volts) and commercial structures with a service greater than 800 amps (240 volts).

• If undamaged, the electrical engineer must submit the completed “City of Sanibel Post Hurricane Ian Electrical Safety Inspection – Engineers” to the city at the following email addresses: IanPowerAffidavit@mysanibel.com
  The city will notify LCEC power may be restored within 24-hours or receipt.
• If damaged, a licensed electrical contractor must make the required repairs and then be reinspected by the electrical engineer. If the structure is safe for power restoration, the electrical engineer must submit the completed “City of Sanibel Post Hurricane Ian Electrical Safety Inspection- Engineers” to the city at the following email addresses: IanPowerAffidavit@mysanibel.com
  Once the approved for power report is received, the city will notify LCEC that power may be restored to the structure within 24-hours or receipt.
• Please click here to access the “Hurricane Ian Release of Power Engineer Affidavit – Engineers” form.

What happens after the City submits the electrical safety inspection (affidavit) to LCEC?

1. The City will submit the contractor’s or engineer’s affidavit to LCEC within 24-hours of receiving the required form.
2. LCEC will process the received form and assign a work order to a line crew within 24-hours of receiving the affidavit from the City.
3. LCEC will make every effort to restore power to a structure within 72-hours of receiving the affidavit from the City.
4. There may be instances when an LCEC line crew finds the structure is unsafe to restore power.
5. If LCEC must perform repairs to their infrastructure, the repairs will be made, and the structure’s power restored.
6. If LCEC determines repairs are required by the property owner’s electrical contractor, the electrical contractor or electrical engineer who submitted the affidavit will be notified so repairs may be completed. Once repairs are complete a new affidavit must be submitted to the city.
7. LCEC has provided information to help customers understand what LCEC is responsible for and what the customer is responsible for. Please click here for more details.
8. ONLY LCEC PERSONNEL MAY RESTORE POWER TO A STRUCTURE. ELECTRICIANS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO RESTORE POWER, REMOVE, OR INSTALL AN LCEC METER TO A STRUCTURE.
9. Through the LCEC website, customers can now verify if LCEC has received the affidavit/inspection from the City of Sanibel by clicking here.

The following instructions illustrates how to navigate this webpage.

• Enter the service address as shown above.
• If no information is populated, LCEC has not received the affidavit/inspection from the City of Sanibel. Please follow up with your electrician to verify it was submitted.
• If the affidavit has been received by LCEC, you will see the above screen