RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 750
employees and contractors mobilized and headed south to
Florida early this morning in
support of a massive restoration effort after Hurricane Irma left
more than seven million homes and businesses without power.
"We wish our friends and colleagues a safe journey and
restoration effort," said Ed Baine,
senior vice president, power delivery, Dominion Energy. "Their
first stop will be at the staging and processing center in
Florida to receive safety
instructions, orientation and assignments from the impacted
utilities. From there, we expect our people to be fully engaged
along with tens of thousands of others from around North America helping in the recovery from one
of the worst natural disasters our country has seen."
"We also appreciate our team members who remain behind to keep
the home front safe and the lights on for customers here," Baine
said. "We are committed to ensuring reliability here while we
support the restoration efforts in Florida."
Customers are facing the possibility of weeks without power.
Employees and contractors are expected to remain in Florida for at least two weeks, working
alongside an army of workers from other utilities across
the United States and Canada to restore power as quickly and safely
as possible.
Watch a video here to watch one lineman as he prepared for his
journey and here to watch a team of employees heading out to join
the convoy of restoration workers.
About Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) is one of the nation's largest
producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of
approximately 25,700 megawatts of generation, 15,000 miles of
natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline, and 6,600
miles of electric transmission lines. Dominion Energy operates one
of the nation's largest natural gas storage systems with 1 trillion
cubic feet of storage capacity and serves more than 6 million
utility and retail energy customers. For more information about
Dominion Energy, visit the company's website
at www.DominionEnergy.com.
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