Salt Lake City — In response to a mutual assistance request from Georgia Power, Rocky Mountain Power is sending crews, emergency management, support personnel and equipment from Utah, Wyoming and Idaho to aid in power restoration efforts following the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Helene. The Category 4 storm, with sustained winds reaching 140 miles per hour, impacted 10 states, with the National Hurricane Center reporting that its effects extended as far as 400 miles from its landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region.
These teams, totaling 23 RMP employees, will be equipped with 14 trucks and associated heavy equipment to help restore power to impacted communities. Pacific Power, Rocky Mountain Power’s sister company, is also deploying four additional crews that will be deploying from Medford, Oregon.
“Our crews are fully prepared and ready to respond as they work tirelessly through the deployment to restore power to customers in Georgia and to support our fellow line-crews across the affected states," said Chris Spencer, vice president of operations at Rocky Mountain Power. “Disasters can happen anywhere, and part of being a good neighbor is answering the call to help.”
Rocky Mountain Power is part of a nationwide network of utilities that provide mutual assistance during emergencies and disasters. According to the Edison Electric Institute, approximately 50,000 electric utility workers from 40 states, the District of Columbia and Canada are currently responding to the devastation left in Hurricane Helene’s wake. While power has been restored to 4.69 million of the 6 million customers affected, some areas have experienced such extreme infrastructure damage that a complete rebuild is required.
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About Rocky Mountain Power
Rocky Mountain Power provides safe and reliable electric service to more than 1.1 million customers in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. The company supplies customers with electricity from a diverse portfolio of generating plants including hydroelectric, natural gas, coal, wind, geothermal and solar resources. Rocky Mountain Power is part of PacifiCorp, one of the lowest-cost electricity providers in the United States, with two million customers in six western states. For more information, visit RockyMountainPower.net.