Avangrid Dispatches UI Crews, Resources to Assist Restoration Efforts in Maine
April 05 2024 - 5:16PM
Business Wire
More than 100 lineworkers, 81 tree crews from
Avangrid’s Connecticut subsidiary United Illuminating working with
hundreds of Central Maine Power crews to restore power to 230,000
impacted customers
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Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company
and member of the Iberdrola Group, has deployed 103 lineworkers, 81
tree crews, 41 bucket and digger derrick trucks, and 45 support
staff, including damage assessors and crew guides, from its
Connecticut subsidiary United Illuminating to Maine. UI crews are
working hand-in-hand with more than hundreds of other line and tree
crews in restoration efforts after a powerful Nor’easter knocked
out power to nearly 350,000 customers earlier this week. 1,000
crews will be working through the weekend to restore power.
“During powerful storms like this Nor’easter, all Avangrid
companies, including Central Maine Power and United Illuminating,
are committed to doing whatever it takes to restore power to our
customers as quickly and as safely as possible,” said Pedro
Azagra, Avangrid CEO. “By tapping into our extensive interstate
network of dedicated field professionals, Avangrid is uniquely
positioned to deploy our resources across the Northeast to meet
weather emergencies wherever and whenever they arise. I thank the
men and women of UI for working tirelessly with the dedicated CMP
team to restore power to our Maine communities in need.”
The crews deployed from UI include internal line and service
crews, external line crews, external tree crews and internal
supervisors, damage assessment crews, crew guides, and
storekeepers. While UI faced minor impacts from the same storm
system, line crews restored power to all UI customers before
deploying to Maine. They have joined hundreds of other line and
tree crews working along CMP who have been working around the clock
in severe conditions caused by the heavy snow and high winds,
including battling damaged and fallen trees, broken poles, and
downed power lines. Together, internal and external crews have
already restored power to nearly 140,000 customers since the storm
began on Wednesday, and they anticipate they will work throughout
the weekend to restore remaining customers affected by the
storm.
The collaborative storm response effort is part of Avangrid’s
multi-state network of resources to assist its hardest hit service
areas to bolster response times. The company deployed similar
assistance of personnel and equipment during the historic flooding
event in December 2023 and during Hurricane Lee in September
2023.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be
the leading sustainable energy company in the United States.
Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $44 billion in
assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, Avangrid has two primary
lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks
business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas
utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and
New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and
operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities
across the United States. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000
people and has been recognized by JUST Capital in 2021, 2022, 2023
and 2024 as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s
best corporate citizens. In 2024, Avangrid ranked first among
utilities and 12 overall. The company supports the U.N.’s
Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most
Ethical Companies in 2024 for the sixth consecutive year by the
Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of
companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit
www.avangrid.com.
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