The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) has awarded its 2011 Emergency Recovery Awards for exemplary efforts in restoring power to customers following Hurricane Irene in August.
Recipients included Pepco Holdings (PHI) and its utilities, Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco; Dominion Virginia Power; Central Vermont Public Service; Central Maine Power, and FirstEnergy.
In 2011, PHI invested nearly $900 million in transmission and distribution infrastructure and advanced technology to improve reliability and customer service.
