ComEd Earns National Award for Outstanding Emergency Response During August's 'Storm of the Decade'
U.S. Newswire, January, 2008
To: ENERGY EDITORS
Contact: Jeff Burdick of ComEd Media Relations, 1-312-394-3500
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today honored ComEd with the association's "Emergency Recovery Award" for outstanding efforts to restore power following last year's multi-front storm system that resulted in the worst damage to ComEd's electrical system in a decade.
On Aug. 23 and 24, 2007, a combination of major flooding, 80,000 lightning strikes and winds up to 100 miles per hour left 634,000 customers without power. Six counties were declared federal disaster areas, but the utility re-established service to all customers within five days, including restoring 75 percent of those affected within one day and 90 percent within 48...
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