Texas Linemen Respond to Hurricane Harvey Destruction

Storm response requires teamwork, hard work, and dedication from all departments within a power company. In Hurricane Harvey's wake, GVEC's entire team worked together to restore power to the 18,000 members out of power.

Amy Fischbach

Sept. 7, 2017

When a hurricane hits, all members of a power company must work together to get the lights back on for their customers. For example, when Hurricane Harvey knocked out power for almost 18,000 of GVEC's members, linemen quickly responded. In just two days, the field crews restored power to all but 3,000 of GVEC members. To respond to the outages, the line crews, customer service employees, and office staff worked around the clock to serve their membership.

About the Author

Amy Fischbach

Electric Utilities Operations

Amy Fischbach is the Field Editor for T&D World magazine and manages the Electric Utility Operations section. She is the host of the Line Life Podcast, which celebrates the grit, courage and inspirational teamwork of the line trade. She also works on the annual Lineworker Supplement and the Vegetation Management Supplement as well as the Lineman Life and Lineman's Rodeo News enewsletters. Amy also covers events such as the Trees & Utilities conference and the International Lineman's Rodeo. She is the past president of the ASBPE Educational Foundation and ASBPE and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University. She can be reached at [email protected].