Ameren/Hurricane Sandy Power Restoration Update 
Nov. 1, 2012 
Ameren resources dedicated to power restoration efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. 

Video: Restoring power, Princeton, NJ.

Video: Ameren supervisor addresses challenges and safety.

Photos: Ameren crews, restoration work.

More Help: Ameren Sends Additional Linemen.

Log of Events: Ameren's Efforts.


Energy.gov Update, 10:00 a.m.

4,657,013 - Number of customers without power.
     
1,813,280 - Number of New Jersey customers without
power (location of Ameren crews).
  
Department of Energy: Situation Report #8
   
Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Update
At the peak of the storm, more than 8.2 million customers in 17 states were without power; the most power outages of any hurricane in U.S. history.
   
Challenges facing utility workers in the devastated areas include:
  • Fallen trees, sand, debris and water on roads.
  • Snow on roads in West Virginia.
  • Seawater in substations, underground networks and subways.
        
Economic damages are expected to affect some 20% of the U.S. population and total cost of the storm may hit $50 billion, according to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm. This estimate falls below the worst storm cost in recent years, Hurricane Katrina, which cost $108 billion.
   

EEI: Hurricane Sandy restoration work
 
 
 
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