RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Edison
Electric Institute (EEI) has awarded Dominion Energy
with the Association's "Emergency Recovery Award" for its
outstanding power restoration efforts after Tropical Storm Michael
caused more than 630,000 outages in the Dominion Energy service
territory in October 2018.
Dominion Energy crews restored service to 100 percent of
impacted customers within five days after the storm, dedicating
some 290,000 man-hours to the recovery. Tropical Storm Michael was
the sixth-largest storm event in Dominion Energy's history.
"It is an honor for us to accept this Emergency Recovery Award
from EEI and we are grateful to be recognized for our efforts,"
said Ed Baine, senior vice
president-Electric Distribution. "We earned this award through
the valiant efforts of our dedicated employees and contractors, who
worked safely and efficiently around the clock to restore power to
our customers affected by Tropical Storm Michael."
The award is given to select EEI member companies to recognize
their extraordinary efforts to restore power to customers after
service outages caused by severe weather conditions or other
natural events. The winners were chosen by a panel of judges
following an international nomination process, and the award was
presented during EEI's January 10
Winter Board and Chief Executives Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla. This marks Dominion Energy's
11th response award from the EEI.
Hurricane Michael, the strongest storm to make landfall during
the 2018 hurricane season, was a Category 4 hurricane with peak
winds of 155 mph. The storm hit Mexico
Beach, Fla. on October 10,
before being downgraded to a tropical storm and traveling northeast
through Georgia and several
Mid-Atlantic states, impacting Dominion Energy customers in
Virginia and North Carolina.
"The dedication of Dominion Energy's crews to restore service
throughout Virginia after Tropical
Storm Michael illustrates our industry's commitment to customers,"
said EEI President Tom Kuhn.
"Dominion Energy's crews worked tirelessly in hazardous conditions
to quickly and safely restore power. They are truly deserving of
this award."
About Dominion Energy
Nearly 7.5 million customers in
18 states energize their homes and businesses with electricity or
natural gas from Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), headquartered in
Richmond, Va. The company is
committed to sustainable, reliable, affordable, and safe energy and
is one of the nation's largest producers and transporters of energy
with about $100 billion of assets
providing electric generation, transmission and distribution, as
well as natural gas storage, transmission, distribution, and
import/export services. As one of the nation's leading solar
operators, the company intends to reduce its carbon intensity 60
percent by 2030. Through its Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation,
as well as EnergyShare and other programs, Dominion Energy
contributed more than $34 million in
2018 to community causes throughout its footprint and beyond.
Please visit www.DominionEnergy.com to learn more.
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