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FirstEnergy reports extensive repairs after April 19 storm; 63,600 customers restored
Summary
Monongalia County officials received a FirstEnergy update showing crews replaced poles and wire and restored tens of thousands of customers after the April 19 storm; county administrator summarized the company's response and directed the public to company resources.
The Monongalia County Commission on May 7 received an update from FirstEnergy about the company's response to the April 19 storm, including workforce and restoration totals.
County Administrator Reneta McClure summarized a letter from Chrissy Michael, FirstEnergy's local engagement specialist, saying the company deployed more than 475 internal and external workers, replaced 88 poles, restored about 41,000 feet of wire in Monongalia County and restored 63,600 customers in total. McClure said the report and additional resources are available on FirstEnergy's website.
Why it matters: Large-scale power outages affect households, businesses and emergency services. The commission's receiving the company's post-storm report provides residents a public accounting of repairs and a contact for further information.
The commission's summary noted the scale of the response and the specific work done in Monongalia County. "It was a pretty big undertaking," McClure said, attributing the phrasing to the FirstEnergy update and thanking company staff for the restoration work.
The commission did not take formal action on the report; McClure said the county would make the information public and pointed residents to FirstEnergy for further details and outage maps.
