{"id":457789,"date":"2021-03-15T10:41:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T14:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=457789"},"modified":"2021-03-15T10:41:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T14:41:40","slug":"penelec-conducts-annual-storm-restoration-drill-to-help-employees-prepare-for-real-life-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/penelec-conducts-annual-storm-restoration-drill-to-help-employees-prepare-for-real-life-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Penelec Conducts Annual Storm Restoration Drill to Help Employees Prepare for Real-Life Events"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n ERIE, Pa.<\/span>, March 15, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Penelec, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), recently completed its yearly emergency preparation drill focused on testing its storm restoration process in the event severe weather causes widespread outages throughout its vast and largely rural service area.<\/p>\n

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Penelec conducted the drill virtually to align with its pandemic protocol, which includes not gathering for large in-person meetings to safeguard employees from the coronavirus. During the past year, Penelec employees have conducted storm calls and used electronic storm tools remotely to successfully manage restoration activities in the field.<\/p>\n

The drill was designed to prepare employees assigned to storm restoration duties and review restoration processes and storm-management tools critical to quickly getting the lights back on. The drill scenario was based on an actual severe weather event, a powerful windstorm that swept through Pennsylvania<\/span> last November causing tree-related damage to the system and interrupting electric service to 90,000 Penelec customers.<\/p>\n

More than 30 Penelec employees from the Operations, Engineering, Safety, Logistics, Communications, External Affairs, Customer Support, Facilities, Corporate Support and Planning and Analysis groups participated remotely in the drill, which was observed by representatives from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). \u00a0<\/p>\n

“This is a great opportunity for us to practice and sharpen our skills in preparation for thunderstorms and severe weather headed into the spring and summer months,” said Nick Austin<\/span>, regional president of Penelec. \u00a0“Periodic emergency drills are another way we invest in reliability for our customers, in addition to the tree trimming and the continuous work we do to harden our electric distribution infrastructure and enhance its resiliency.”<\/p>\n

Primary objectives of the Penelec drill included:<\/p>\n