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Ameren Illinois Utilities
Arctic Blast Causes Additional Power Outages, Nearly 1,500 Ameren Illinois Utilities Personnel Work to Restore Electric Service to About 14,100 Customers
January 9th, 2009
An army of 1,480 Ameren Illinois Utilities field personnel are working 16-hour shifts in near zero temperatures to get the lights back on for thousands who lost service when strong winds raced across Central Illinois Saturday night and Sunday morning. The strong winds -- 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts -- damaged ice-coated power lines and utility poles, and caused icy tree limbs to fall into power lines. Electrical service outages, which had peaked at about 45,000 on Friday, had been reduced to about 5,000 customers yesterday evening. However, the exceptionally strong winds have left about 14,100 customers without power. Depending on weather...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-01-09)
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