The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) recently announced Entergy Corp. as a recipient of the EEI's Emergency Response Award.
Entergy received three response awards for its recovery efforts following hurricanes Delta and Zeta in 2020, and the February 2021 winter storm.
Presented to EEI member companies, Emergency Response Awards recognize recovery and assistance efforts of electric companies following service disruptions caused by extreme weather or other natural events. The winners were chosen by a panel of judges following an international nomination process, and the awards were presented on June 8 during the EEI's virtual board of directors meeting.
"Many EEI member companies experienced historic storms and other significant weather-related events in recent months that left customers without power," said EEI President Tom Kuhn. "Mutual assistance is a hallmark of our industry and is critical to ensuring a safe and efficient restoration. Crews worked around the clock and often in the most dangerous of conditions to assess damage and restore power safely and as quickly as possible. They did all of this during a global pandemic.
"Entergy and its employees went above and beyond for the customers and the communities impacted by a record hurricane season and they are exceptionally deserving of this outstanding award."
"I am grateful for our employees' responses to the 2020 hurricane season and the February winter storm, even as the global pandemic continued," said Willie Wilson, Entergy's system storm incident commander. "Likewise, I am grateful for the assistance of our many mutual assistance contract and utility company allies who stepped up to help our company restore service during these historic weather events. Working together, we power the lives of our customers, employees, and communities."
