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    Plan, respond, and restore: electric utilities rising to the occasion with grid resilience, hardening and mutual aid.

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    Podcasts

    Faces of the Future, Part 7: Featuring Bryce Zahn

    Feb. 6, 2025
    Bryce Zahn, a Capital Electric Line Builders apprentice, shares his experiences restoring power following Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.
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    Podcasts

    Line Life Podcast: Hurricane Helene: Voices from the Field

    Oct. 11, 2024
    Listen to lineworkers and field managers for Duke Energy share their experiences with the Hurricane Helene restoration.
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    Electric Utility Operations

    Hurricane Francine: Expediting Power Restoration to the Gulf Coast

    Sept. 17, 2024
    This photo gallery showcases how Entergy's crews, contractors and mutual aid workers leveraged specialized equipment and technology to restore power quickly to the impacted communities...
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    Disaster Response

    Backlash from Beryl: CenterPoint Faces Scrutiny but Restores Power in Record Time

    July 25, 2024
    Any time a weather disaster hits the U.S, causing catastrophic damage and power outages, we see scrutiny of the utility response.
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    Transmission Reliability

    Con Edison's Key Considerations For Utility Resilience Planning

    June 3, 2024
    Con Edison’s resilience plan is meant to prevent and mitigate outages, protect public safety, and reduce customer impacts and inconvenience.

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    Resources

    Wildfire Risk Mitigation

    Feb. 16, 2022
    Learn about the tools and practices that minimize power equipment caused fires.
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    Electric Utility Operations

    Entergy Mississippi Completes Power Restoration Following Weekend Storms

    Jan. 3, 2025
    Tornadoes, lightning and high winds caused more than 45,000 power outages after the severe weather event Saturday night, and as of Thursday morning all have been restored.
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    Electric Utility Operations

    CenterPoint Energy Crews Respond to Holiday Storms and Texas Tornado

    Jan. 2, 2025
    Lineworkers restored power to 50,000 customers over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day before responding to a tornado a few days later.
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    Grid Innovations

    DOE to Open FY25 State and Tribal Grid Resilience Grant Applications in February 2025

    Dec. 20, 2024
    This initiative, supported by funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is designed to enhance the resilience of the nation’s electric grid against extreme weather and natural...
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    Disaster Response

    SSEN Transmission Restores Power to All Homes Impacted by Storm Darragh

    Dec. 10, 2024
    The storm, which brought wind gusts exceeding 70 mph across parts of central southern England, caused significant disruption over the weekend.