ComEd Sending More Than 60 Employees to Assist NIPSCO with Restoration Work
Crews to assist restoring more than 30,000 northwest Indiana customers still out of power
Following the restoration of more than 410,000 customers after multiple rounds of severe weather in northern Illinois, ComEd is deploying more than 60 of its own employees to northwest Indiana to help NIPSCO complete restoration for its customers. More than 374,000 NIPSCO customers were initially impacted by the severe weather that moved through the area, and more than 30,000 remain without power. ComEd employees departed for Indiana on Aug. 22 and will remain in the area as long as they are needed.
Severe weather, including three tornadoes, thunderstorms and straight-line winds of more than 100 MPH moved through the NIPSCO territory on Aug. 11. It was the most impactful storm event in NIPSCO history. Working around the clock since the storms hit, NIPSCO crews have restored power to more than 340,000 customers – more than 90 percent of those affected – while rebuilding large sections of the electric system that were destroyed by the storms. The ComEd employees will join that effort as NIPSCO works to restore the remaining customers, many of whom were impacted by the most extensive damage.
