QuoteUnder the new rules, all of the state's assisted-living facilities and nursing homes will have 60 days to obtain what the governor's statement called "ample resources" that will "sustain operations and maintain comfortable temperatures" for at least four days after a power failure. Those resources, the statement said, include a generator and fuel.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/16/us/nursing-homes-florida-scott.html
Providing enough generator capacity for just some of the HVAC load is a large,
expensive undertaking. To be done properly, it takes time to do the engineering and electrical work. 60 days would be impractical even if the state wasn't torn apart and already short of needed contractors. And that's if the facility had the money.
Just another politician covering his butt.
Meanwhile, Florida Power and Light successfully lobbied to pass laws that make it illegal for someone to install solar panels and use them to power their home. Instead, the panels must feed into the grid and if the grid goes down, the panels must be shut off, meaning that people in Florida with solar panels who have lost power from the grid, actually can't use their panels either
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-frustrated-with-fpl-after-hurricane-irma-9666311