Disaster Response

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

Highlights

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Podcasts

Faces of the Future, Part 7: Featuring Bryce Zahn

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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Podcasts

Line Life Podcast: Hurricane Helene: Voices from the Field

Oct. 11, 2024
Listen to lineworkers and field managers for Duke Energy share their experiences with the Hurricane Helene restoration.
Entergy
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Electric Utility Operations

Hurricane Francine: Expediting Power Restoration to the Gulf Coast

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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Disaster Response

Backlash from Beryl: CenterPoint Faces Scrutiny but Restores Power in Record Time

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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Transmission Reliability

Con Edison's Key Considerations For Utility Resilience Planning

June 3, 2024
Con Edison’s resilience plan is meant to prevent and mitigate outages, protect public safety, and reduce customer impacts and inconvenience.

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Resources

Wildfire Risk Mitigation

Feb. 16, 2022
Learn about the tools and practices that minimize power equipment caused fires.
Amy Fischbach
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Podcasts

Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: 2024 Lineman's Rodeo Roundup

Jan. 10, 2025
This episode features a narrated version of a T&D World article about the 2024 International Lineman's Rodeo and includes musical excerpts from Blane Howard, who performed at ...
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Wildfire

Edison International Shares Latest on Wildfires and Power Outages

Jan. 9, 2025
Given ongoing safety concerns and extreme weather conditions, power restoration efforts may be delayed.
Entergy Mississippi
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Electric Utility Operations

Entergy Mississippi Completes Power Restoration Following Weekend Storms

Jan. 3, 2025
Tornadoes, lightning and high winds caused more than 45,000 power outages after the severe weather event Saturday night, and as of Thursday morning all have been restored.
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Electric Utility Operations

CenterPoint Energy Crews Respond to Holiday Storms and Texas Tornado

Jan. 2, 2025
Lineworkers restored power to 50,000 customers over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day before responding to a tornado a few days later.