The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) presented Minnesota Power with the association’s “Emergency Recovery Award” for its outstanding power restoration efforts after severe thunderstorms hit Minnesota in July 2016.
Fla. Utility JEA is sending out reinforcements to help utilities recover after severe storms hit the Southeast.
Pacific Gas & Electric (Calif.) is preparing its fleet to better respond to storm damage with more accurate weather predictions, fleet upgrades, and improved communications.
During recent storm response training, FPL demonstrated how crews work more efficiently in the field to speed restoration. The company's storm response fleet, including its Mobile Command Center and Community Response Vehicle, allow field employees to operate remotely in the hardest hit areas.
Telematics service provider Telogis is posting updates to its blog about road closures and routing exceptions relating to the Juno winter storm on the East Coast.
FirstEnergy utilities have completed inspections and equipment maintenance on weather-sensitive equipment across their designated service areas to enhance system reliability when the snow begins to fly.
To better deploy employees and equipment in the face of major storms and natural disasters, two major utilities in California and Florida signed a mutual aid agreement for the first time.
In preparation for the upcoming hurricane season, hundreds of Entergy employees across the company's utility service territory recently engaged in an intensive storm drill. The drill tracked a fictional hurricane and its potential impact on the Entergy service territory.
Storm drills are becoming more common in the utility industry in the wake of severe weather over the last several years.
FirstEnergy's 24/7 Power Center outage maps now display the status of crews restoring service after a power outage for several of the company's utilities, including Toledo Edison, Jersey Central Power & Light, and Potomoc Edison.