Disaster Response

Plan, respond, and restore: electric utilities rising to the occasion with grid resilience, hardening and mutual aid.

Highlights

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June 6, 2025
In this audio story, Entergy describes four tactics for better restoration from the 2024 hurricane season.
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Feb. 6, 2025
Bryce Zahn, a Capital Electric Line Builders apprentice, shares his experiences restoring power following Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.
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Oct. 11, 2024
Listen to lineworkers and field managers for Duke Energy share their experiences with the Hurricane Helene restoration.
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Sept. 17, 2024
This photo gallery showcases how Entergy's crews, contractors and mutual aid workers leveraged specialized equipment and technology to restore power quickly to the impacted communities...
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July 25, 2024
Any time a weather disaster hits the U.S, causing catastrophic damage and power outages, we see scrutiny of the utility response.

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