ComEd announced Wednesday that it is sending 100 employees and contractors to Louisiana ahead of time to support power restoration efforts, in anticipation of outages caused by damage to the electric grid from Hurricane Laura.
CHICAGO (CBS Chicago/CBS News/AP) — ComEd announced Wednesday that it is sending 100 employees and contractors to Louisiana ahead of time to support power restoration efforts, in anticipation of outages caused by damage to the electric grid from Hurricane Laura. The deployment came at the request of Entergy Louisiana. The crews were leaving from around the Chicago area on Wednesday. ComEd said it was taking steps to ensure the safety of its staffers and contractors amid the coronavirus pandemic. There will be health screenings for all ComEd personnel, and crews are traveling in one person per vehicle with personal protective equipment including masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer.
