Electric Utility Operations

Powering Puerto Rico: IBEW Lineman Wins First Photo Contest

May 15, 2018

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Eric Bowden, a lineman for Local 104 in New Hampshire, spent a month in Puerto Rico restoring power. After he returned home, he submitted photos to the 2018 Lineman Life Photography Contest. The e-newsletter subscribers cast 64% of the vote for one of his photos titled, “Powering Puerto Rico.” As the winner of the competition, Bowden will receive a free Tail Tamer, a lineman-invented tool from Utility Solutions. Two of his other photos, “Above the Island” and “Bird’s Eye View” also placed in the top four in the first annual photography contest.

Using a drone, Bowden also captured video footage of Puerto Rico. Here are some of his photos and videos combined in a short video clip. Also, look for an article in the 2018 T&D World Lineman Supplement on power restoration in Puerto Rico. If you worked to restore power in Puerto Rico and want to share your story about your experience, email Amy Fischbach, Field Editor.

About the Author

Amy Fischbach | Amy Fischbach, EUO Contributing Editor

Amy Fischbach is the contributing editor for the Electric Utility Operations section of Transmission and Distribution World. She worked for Prism Business Media (now Penton) for eight years, most recently as the managing editor of Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine. She is now working as a freelance writer and editor for B2B magazines. Amy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.She serves as the national vice president of the American Society of Business Publication Editors. She can be reached at [email protected].