The next steps outlined by Austin Energy include streamlining communications, better assessing the extent of power outages, and determining the cost and timelines for burying power lines. | via AustinMonitor
Austin Energy plans to conduct an audit of its vegetation management practices, adding staff to its emergency management team and analyzing how utilities in Orlando and Jacksonville, Florida, and Long Island prepare for disasters and manage restoration of power.
Other steps AE plans to take include conducting an audit of its vegetation management practices, adding staff to its emergency management team and analyzing how utilities in Orlando and Jacksonville, Florida, and Long Island prepare for disasters and manage restoration of power. Other AE staff took turns explaining to Council how the combination of damaged or destroyed trees and power and communication lines strongly affixed to utility poles caused some poles to snap entirely. Unlike the February 2021 winter storm that disrupted power due to forced blackouts, the damage to distinct sections of circuits throughout the city made it laborious and time-consuming to restore power in many places.
Alter said the upgrades made to AE’s online power outage map didn’t improve the site enough to be useful for residents waiting days for their power to come back on.
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