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Hurricane Laura Storm Chasers Appreciate Lineworkers

Ron Moore and Josh Moore from The Storm Warning share their Hurricane Laura experience and also their appreciation for the work lineworkers are doing to restore power. Links:   / thestormwarning   https://www.thestormwarning.com/ https://www.eei.org/ August 30, 2020, 8:00 a.m. Hurricane Laura caused extensive damage across Louisiana and in parts of Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi. More than 29,000 workers from at least 29 states, D.C., and Canada continue to assess damage in the hardest-hit communities and are restoring power to customers when and where they can, provided it is safe to do so. As of 8:00 a.m. EDT, approximately 460,000 customers were without power as a result of the storm, down from a peak of nearly 989,000.* Crews already have restored power to more than 53 percent of all impacted customers. Industry and government leaders continue to coordinate at the highest levels through the CEO-led Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC) to ensure an effective and efficient response. Last night, the ESCC convened another call with impacted electric companies and senior officials from the Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security to receive an update on the response and to ensure that all equipment and workforce needs are being met. In some communities, storm damage was so catastrophic that energy infrastructure needs to be completely rebuilt before power can be restored. And, in these communities, we know there will be customers who are unable to receive power because of the damage to their homes or businesses. Crews are encountering fallen trees, downed power lines, and widespread debris and damage as they work to access impacted areas and to restore power. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, crews also must follow additional safety protocols that may slow restoration processes. We know that being without electricity creates hardships and is frustrating during ordinary times. Our thoughts and prayers are with the communities and customers impacted by Laura. Crews will continue working day and night until every customer who is able to receive power is restored. Power restoration follows a detailed process. The first step is damage assessment, and safety is always the top priority. In some cases, crews may not be able to gain access to the most heavily damaged areas until downed trees and debris are cleared and it is deemed safe for them to enter. Once damage assessments are complete, crews will continue to work around the clock to restore power to essential services and facilities critical to public health and safety, such as hospitals, nursing homes, fire and police departments, and water systems. Crews then will work to return service to the largest number of residential and business customers in the shortest amount of time. Once major repairs are completed, individual homes and smaller groups of customers are restored. The energy grid is highly interconnected, and just because customers do not see crews in their neighborhoods or on their streets does not mean that they are not working to restore power. Customers should not touch any electrical equipment that was damaged during the storm. In some cases, customers may need to have a licensed electrician inspect their equipment before power can be restored. An example of this would be a tree falling on the part of a home where wires connect to the house. To ensure safety, customers should: Never use a generator inside a home, garage, crawl space, or anywhere exhaust fumes can enter into enclosed spaces. Plug appliances directly into the generator; do not connect them to your home’s circuits. Allow restoration workers and other first responders to do their jobs. Stay off roads, beaches, and waterways, and avoid returning home until state emergency officials have indicated it is safe to do so. Having roadways clogged with traffic will only impede restoration efforts. Stay away from standing water and downed or sagging power lines. Assume that all fallen wires and anything touching them are energized. Never place a burning candle near anything that could catch fire or leave one unattended. Extinguish candles before going to sleep. Never approach crews, and please remember the importance of social distancing so our mission-essential workers can continue to work safely. *It is important to remember that outages measure customer meters impacted, not the number of individuals without power. Due to the nature of the storm, customers may have experienced more than one outage.