Ameren Illinois has opened its Emergency Operations Center to coordinate efforts to restore power outages that may occur from Winter Storm Jupiter. The complex weather system began dumping sleet and freezing rain on portions of the company’s service territory this morning.
Ameren has mobilized more than 750 field personnel and contractors and staged key equipment in areas expected to experience heavy damage. In addition, Ameren Senior Vice President Ron Pate says the company is poised to call in an additional one-thousand linemen and workers from across the Midwest.
‘’We are taking the appropriate steps to safely address service disruptions as they occur,’’ says Pate. He says in situations like this the company first restores power to critical public safety facilities. ‘’We then prioritize our efforts by repairing large transmission lines, then distribution lines and feeder circuits that bring power to neighborhoods and customer premises. All of our customers can be assured that we will get to everyone as quickly and safely as possible,’’ added Pate.
Ameren says you can sign up for outage alerts to receive text or email restoration updates after you report an outage. Learn more at Ameren.com/alerts. The company says if your power goes out, be sure to report it. Also be sure to unplug sensitive computer and electronic equipment or protect the devices with a high-quality surge protector. And when severe weather is predicted, make certain your cell phone is fully charged. Also remember that cordless land line telephones will not function in the event of a power outage.
