Electric Utility Operations

Hurricane Florence: Storm Social Media Snapshot

Sept. 14, 2018

As mutual assistance crews hit the road for the Carolinas, many companies tracked their progress on social media.

Not that long ago, when linemen were deployed out on storms, they didn't have smart phones or social media at their fingertips. While they could call their families when they arrived safely in the storm restoration zone, they didn't even have the option of sending texts, doing FaceTime with their children or sharing photos on social media.

Today, not only linemen, but also their companies, are sharing updates on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. That way, their customers can track the progression of the line crews as they travel from their home states to the affected areas. Last night, Edison Electric Institute shared a "social media snapshot," which shows a collection of these posts over the last few days. The graphic below is just one example of a recent social media update by Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the investor-owned utilities and companies providing mutual aid. Click here for more.

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About the Author

Amy Fischbach | Amy Fischbach, EUO Contributing Editor

Amy Fischbach is the Field Editor for T&D World magazine and manages the Electric Utility Operations section. She is the host of the Line Life Podcast, which celebrates the grit, courage and inspirational teamwork of the line trade. She also works on the annual Lineworker Supplement and the Vegetation Management Supplement as well as the Lineman Life and Lineman's Rodeo News enewsletters. Amy also covers events such as the Trees & Utilities conference and the International Lineman's Rodeo. She is the past president of the ASBPE Educational Foundation and ASBPE and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University. She can be reached at [email protected].