Ameren/Hurricane Sandy Power Restoration Update 
Oct. 31, 2012 
Ameren resources dedicated to power restoration efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. 
   
Video: Ameren Crews, Lawrenceville, NJ.
  
Photos: Power Restoration Begins.
    
Video: How Power Is Restored after Severe Weather.
  
More Help: Ameren Sends Additional Linemen.
  
Log of Events: Ameren's Efforts.
   

Energy.gov Update, 9:00 a.m.

6,249,397 - Number of customers without power.
  
2,040,195 - Number of New Jersey customers without
power (location of Ameren crews).
  
Department of Energy: Electric outage summary
        
Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Update
Underground systems in Newark, New Jersey and New York are particularly damaged from seawater that has penetrated into equipment and substation areas. In Manhattan, the biggest challenge is restoring electrical service to underground equipment, which requires cleaning all components of seawater, drying and testing the equipment in order to make it safe before restoring power.
   
Response is being coordinated between Federal, state and local governments, as well as through Mutual Assistance Networks activated by utility companies.
   
The total number of resources dedicated, 53,000 people. Those responding have traveled as far away as Mexico, Canada and Washington State.
   

EEI: Hurricane Sandy restoration work
   
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