Mississippi Power storm team begins work restoring PECO customers

A Mississippi Power storm team of about 65 linemen and support personnel started working Friday morning in the Philadelphia area, helping PECO in restoring service to its remaining 17,000 customers affected by Hurricane Isaias.

The company team started the 1,200-mile journey on Wednesday and safely arrived Thursday evening.

“Our crews are in good spirits and ready to assist with the restoration effort,” said Mississippi Power spokesman Jeff Shepard. “We travelled safely on the long trip and we’ve received and reviewed our safety orientation information, so it’s time to get to work to get the lights back on for the remaining customers still without power.”

Isaias made landfall Monday night near the South Carolina-North Carolina border, then made its way up the East Coast, spawning tornadoes and dumping torrential rain. By Tuesday night, more than 3.5 million people were without power, according to PowerOutage.US.

Mississippi Power’s team was housed in Essington, just south of Philadelphia, and will be working in that area.

Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), produces safe, reliable and environmentally responsible energy for more than 188,000 customers in 23 southeast Mississippi counties. With nearly 160 megawatts of approved solar energy capacity, Mississippi Power is the largest partner in providing renewable energy in the state of Mississippi. Visit our website at mississippipower.com, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

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