ComEd Crews Mobilize to Assist in Puerto Rico Recovery
January 29 2018 - 10:29AM
Business Wire
Employees to work in Puerto Rico over 60 days
as part of a larger Exelon response
As Puerto Rico continues to restore its energy system following
the devastation of Hurricane Maria, ComEd is sending crews and
equipment to assist in the restoration of power. ComEd is part of a
larger response by Exelon utilities to restore infrastructure
destroyed during the hurricane in September.
Fifty ComEd linemen, as well as support personnel, will leave
for Puerto Rico in early February. Trucks and other equipment are
being sent ahead. Crews are expected to be in Puerto Rico for an
extended time working on restoring power to residents and
businesses.
ComEd’s support comes following a request by the Puerto Rico
Electric Power Authority (PREPA) asking for mainland companies to
provide assistance. The 144 employees of Exelon, the nation’s
largest utility company by customer count, will join a contingent
of nearly 1,500 restoration personnel from Edison Electric
Institute (EEI) member companies. EEI immediately began
coordinating with PREPA, FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
on the logistics of adding crews, equipment and materials from
across the country to the massive power restoration effort that
began after Puerto Rico was hit by two hurricanes in September.
Exelon utilities have been coordinating closely with EEI and
authorities to prepare for the mutual assistance effort. ComEd and
its Exelon sister utilities – BGE, Delmarva Power, Atlantic City
Electric, PECO and Pepco – are part of a contingent of more than
1,500 restoration personnel from EEI member companies.
“This effort is very personal to many of our customers and
employees who have family and friends in Puerto Rico,” said Terence
R. Donnelly, ComEd Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating
Officer. “Our teams are eager to help and look forward to working
together with other utility workers to repair the electric
infrastructure and restore power.”
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 10 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately four million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For
more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on
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