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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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    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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    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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    LADWP Updates on Power Outages, Red Flag Warning and Fire Response Efforts

    Jan. 14, 2025
    LADWP has restored power to all customers affected by last week’s windstorm, except for approximately 17,000 customers in fire-impacted areas, including Pacific Palisades, Encino...
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    PG&E Provides Assistance to Southern California Utilities in Response to Devastating Wildfires

    Jan. 13, 2025
    On the ground, PG&E’s Safety and Infrastructure Protection Teams (SIPT) are working to protect critical electric infrastructure by clearing vegetation and treating utility poles...
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    Podcasts

    Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: 2024 Lineman's Rodeo Roundup

    Jan. 10, 2025
    This episode features a narrated version of a T&D World article about the 2024 International Lineman's Rodeo and includes musical excerpts from Blane Howard, who performed at ...
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    Wildfire

    Edison International Shares Latest on Wildfires and Power Outages

    Jan. 9, 2025
    Given ongoing safety concerns and extreme weather conditions, power restoration efforts may be delayed.