ComEd honored for recovery work
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Edison Electric Institute Wednesday honored ComEd with its Emergency Recovery Award for efforts to restore power following last year's multi-front storm system that resulted in the worst damage to ComEd's electrical system in a decade. On Aug. 23 and 24, a combination of major flooding, 80,000 lightning strikes and winds up to 100 mph left 634,000 customers without power. Six counties were declared federal disaster areas. The utility re-established service to all customers within five days, including 75 percent of them within one day, 90 percent within 48 hours.
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