Allegheny Power Sends Crews to Help Repair Virginia Storm Damage.HAGERSTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 28, 1998--Allegheny Power has dispatched Dispatched was a Swedish melodic death metal band formed in 1992 by Daniel Lundberg. Their sound is very similar to the older Gothenburg style of early In Flames. Biography Dispatched was formed just before New Year's Eve of 1991 by Daniel Lundberg and Krister Andersson. 121 employees from across its service area to help restore power in parts of Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). that were hit hard Christmas Eve with a severe ice storm. Fifty two-member line crews and various support personnel are helping restore electric service to about 29,000 Virginia Power customers in the Petersburg, Va., area, who remain without power today. Allegheny Power's service restoration team includes linemen n. pl. 1. the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage. Noun 1. linemen - the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage , lines managers, coordinators, and vehicle mechanics who will help maintain trucks and other equipment during the restoration effort. Virginia Power, based in Richmond, Va., estimates that 400,000 of its 2 million customers lost electric service when an ice storm hit the central and eastern parts of the state on December 24. Officials in Virginia say it could take up to a week to restore electric service to all customers. "Prior to assisting other utilities, Allegheny Power ensures that our customers' needs are met," said Allegheny Power's Director, Operations Roger Heasley. "In 1998, we provided restoration assistance in seven other emergency situations. We realize how difficult it is for people to be without electricity, especially during the holidays, and we are pleased to lend our helping hands to restore power to these Virginia Power customers as quickly as possible." Headquartered near Hagerstown, Md., Allegheny Energy Allegheny Energy (NYSE: AYE) is a traditional public utility based in the Pittsburgh suburb of Greensburg. It services communities in Western Pennsylvania, Western Maryland, Northern West Virginia, Northwest Virginia. , Inc., with public utility subsidiaries doing business as Allegheny Power, provides low-cost electric service to approximately 1.4 million customers in parts of Maryland Maryland (mâr`ələnd), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W), and Pennsylvania (N). , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. . For more information about Allegheny Power, check our web site at www.alleghenypower.com. |
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