Dive Summary:
- PECO has restored power to the 850,000 customers who lost it during Hurricane Sandy and have crews ready to work on any issues caused by the latest nor’easter.
- More than 4,700 employees are worked 12- to 16-hour shifts, many of whom were from other states, helped on the Sandy recovery; more than 1,000 contractors from around the country remain ready to support PECO during the nor’easter.
- PECO estimates that it completed more than 15,000 repair jobs in the aftermath of Sandy, 5,000 of which were related to damaged trees.
From the article:
Following more than a week's worth of around-the-clock restoration efforts to restore the 850,000 customers who were without power following Hurricane Sandy, crews are standing by ready to address any impacts from the approaching nor'easter.
Working 12- to 16-hour shifts, more than 4,700 PECO employees, contractors and utility workers (from as far away as Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Maryland, Florida and from PECO's sister utilities — Chicago-based ComEd and Baltimore-based BGE) worked to repair the severe damage caused by Sandy. ...