VIDEO: Crews Arrive Ahead of Hurricane Lee
Roughly 500 line crews and 300 vegetation management crews will be pre-staged at locations across CMP’s service area
AUGUSTA, ME — September 15, 2023 — With impacts from Hurricane Lee expected to begin overnight, Central Maine Power stands prepared to respond to outages cause by high winds, coastal flooding, and associated tree damage.
One of the final steps of storm preparation is the arrival of additional crews to support needed restoration efforts. Today, roughly 500 such crews began arriving in Maine, with some gathering at the Maine Visitor Information Center in Kittery for an initial briefing prior to assignment to various locations across CMP’s service area.
“Over the course of the evening, power restoration crews will be dispatched to locations across our service area,” said Jon Breed, spokesperson for Central Maine Power. “On the eve of this storm’s arrival, one of our concerns continues to be tree stress and soil saturation from heavy rains this past summer. These conditions, when combined with strong winds and full foliage, can make it easy for trees to fall.”
Below are b/roll clips of the arrival of power restoration crews to Kittery on Friday afternoon.
B/Roll Descriptions:
Clip 1 – B/Roll sequence of power restoration crews gathering at Kittery’s Maine Visitor Information Center.
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About CMP: Central Maine Power Company (CMP), a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc., is Maine’s largest electricity transmission and distribution utility. Established in 1899 and based in Augusta, Maine, CMP serves approximately 646,000 customers across 346 communities in central and southern Maine. It operates approximately 23,500 miles of distribution lines and 2,900 miles of transmission lines. Over the last decade, the company has invested approximately $3.5 billion in Maine system infrastructure.
About AVANGRID: AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be the leading sustainable energy company in the United States. Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $41 billion in assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, AVANGRID has two primary lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks business, AVANGRID owns and operates eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and New England. Through its renewables business, AVANGRID owns and operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities across the United States. AVANGRID employs more than 7,500 people and has been recognized by JUST Capital in 2021, 2022 and 2023 as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens. In 2023, AVANGRID ranked first within the utility sector for its commitment to the environment. The company supports the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2022 for the fourth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. AVANGRID is a member of the group of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit https://www.avangrid.com.
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