SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — Thousands of people in Central Florida will wake up Friday with no power.

>>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS LIVE <<<

As of Friday morning, more than 27,000 Orlando Utilities Commission customers are in the dark, as well as nearly 295,000 Duke Energy customers, nearly 211,000 Florida Power and Light customers and more than 2,500 Kissimmee Utility Authority customers.

Teams will head out Friday morning to try and help all of those people.

LIVE UPDATES: Florida works toward recovery as Hurricane Ian heads toward the Carolinas

Dozens of Duke Energy trucks are set up just outside The Villages, ready to help all across the state.

Help is on the way! About 4,800 Duke energy workers and mutual aid are hitting the roads today to restore power for customers across the state. Right now, nearly 300k are in the dark just in Central Florida. @WFTV pic.twitter.com/nEpzmVYpHG
— Chantelle Navarro (@CNavarroWFTV) September 30, 2022

Thousands of workers are involved in the effort.

Crews have been working since Thursday to restore power. Line workers were out trying to get the lights back on for people in Wildwood.

Read: Here’s when Central Florida counties will collect trash and debris after Hurricane Ian

Duke expects to have nearly 10,000 line workers, tree professionals and damage assessment workers spread out across the state.

They have been sent to all the way from west Pinellas County, east to Orange County, Seminole County and multiple places in between.

Read: Safety tips for flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian

This team is getting aid from Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

Watch more in the video above.

Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.