Duke Energy customers in Cincinnati, Ohio, hit hard Friday by a severe storm that originated as Hurricane Helene will get help from 60 members of MidAmerican Energy line and support crews including members from the Quad Cities area.
Duke Energy Friday night requested help to restore customers who lost power after winds and rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene pummeled the region.
The storm initially caused outages in seventeen counties due to the high winds ranging between 50-70 miles per hour, according to Duke. At its peak, the storm interrupted power to more than 140,000 customers.
Sixty MidAmerican linemen, plus support, supervisory and safety crews, answered the call for help. The group was made up of employees from across MidAmerican’s service area and staged trucks and equipment left Saturday morning.
“We’re proud that our crews were willing to take time away from their families to aid customers in another state who lost a vital service,” Nick Nation, MidAmerican senior vice president of delivery, said. “We know from experience that when you’re hit by a major natural disaster, it’s really important to get extra resources rapidly from other utilities. I’m confident our team will do its level best to restore customers as quickly and as safely as they can.”
MidAmerican crews will receive their storm restoration assignments once they arrive in the Cincinnati area. It’s not yet known when they’ll return.
