The city of Tallahassee is determined to weather the storms, and now, it has more funds to do so.
The city just received a $28.6 million federal grant to strengthen the city’s electric grid, which typically gets damaged during any major thunderstorm or heavy rain.
According to a Wednesday, Jan. 8 news release, the money will go to an “even more resilient and equitable energy system to protect against extreme weather events.”
This money comes three and a half months after the Big Bend got smacked by Hurricane Helene, which cost the capital city more than $10 million in utility repairs, according to Florida Department of Emergency Management estimates. The system also was hit in May by that month’s tornado outbreak…