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

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    Photo courtesy of Entergy.
    Entergy workers and contractors face a variety of terrain challenges when restoring power after storms, like these lineworkers who used airboats to access transmission infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Francine.

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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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    State elected officials with dozens of lineworkers from Georgia Power and other electric providers to mark Georgia Linemen Day on March 11, 2025. The day was declared by the Georgia legislature to acknowledge lineworkers for their sacrifices during Hurricane Helene - which was the most destructive storm in Georgia Power's more than 140-year history.
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