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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Impacted investor-owned electric companies, electric cooperatives, and public power utilities continue to work around the clock to restore power safely and as quickly as possible to customers and communities impacted by Hurricane Helene, which caused catastrophic damage across 10 states, impacting nearly 6 million electricity customers in total, the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council said on Oct. 1.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Nebraska Public Power District on July 12 reported that it sent a 24-member crew to provide mutual aid to Omaha Public Power District to assist with power restoration efforts in the wake of severe weather that hit OPPD”s service territory.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
After 37 sixteen-hour days without a day off, Snohomish PUD crews recently returned to Washington State after helping with power restoration efforts in Guam in the wake of a typhoon that knocked out power to a vast swath of customers on the island.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The following is a transcript of the April 22, 2024, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's
As a member of the American Public Power Association’s executive leadership team, Adrienne manages all aspects of the association’s Technical & Operations Services department. This includes informing policy, interfacing with federal agencies, and developing member programs and services on issues
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Public power utility crews have been helping electric cooperatives in Florida restore power in the wake of Hurricane Idalia, which hit the state in late August.
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In the wake of severe storms that recently hit parts of Michigan, several public power utilities rallied to help each other with power restoration efforts.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, in partnership with the American Public Power Association, recently hosted a virtual planning meeting for the 2024 Light Up Navajo V mutual aid initiative.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Staff with the Omaha Public Power District recently shared a post-storm report with the Nebraska public power utility’s Board of Directors that detailed the extensive effort made in response to a storm that knocked out power to more than 221,000 customers.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Florida Municipal Electric Association on Oct. 7 detailed how FMEA and public power utility crews are preparing for the arrival Hurricane Milton this week.