Hurricane Ian cuts service to 2.4 million; power, gas flows drop, prices weaken

The number of Florida electricity customers without service due to Hurricane Ian was about 2.4 million as of 4 pm ET Sept. 29, as the cyclone weakened to a tropical storm and tormented Northeast Florida with its 70 mph winds and torrential rain, slashing power natural gas demand. The Florida Reliability Coordinating Council’s load peaked at less than 30.2 GW…