Allegheny Power Wins Industry Award for Mutual Assistance to Other Utilities.Business Editors GREENSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 13, 2000 Allegheny Power, the energy delivery company of 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., received the Edison Electric Institute The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the association of United States shareholder-owned electric power companies. Its members serve 95 percent of the ultimate customers in the shareholder-owned segment of the industry, and represent approximately 70 percent of the U.S. (EEI EEI Edison Electric Institute EEI Estación Espacial Internacional (Spanish: International Space Station) EEI Electrical and Electronics Institute (Thailand) EEI Electro Energy, Inc. ) Emergency Response Award for providing crucial assistance to other utilities coping with natural disasters. Alan J. Noia, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Allegheny Energy, accepted the award today during EEI's annual winter meeting of chief executive officers in Palm Springs, California Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California desert resort city, approximately 110 miles (177 km) east of Los Angeles and 140 miles (225 km) northeast of San Diego. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42,807. . "We take tremendous pride in our employees' long-standing tradition of extending a helping hand to other companies in times of disaster," says Allegheny Power President Jay S. Pifer. "When a call for assistance comes in, Allegheny Power employees work with a tenacity and level of excellence that sets an example for others. I am extremely pleased that their efforts are being recognized nationally by our industry." From September 1998 to September 1999, Allegheny Power mobilized crews 15 times to help other utilities restore service following ice, rain, and wind storms, including Hurricane Floyd This article is about the 1999 hurricane. For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Floyd (disambiguation). Hurricane Floyd was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. . More than 850 employees participated in these restoration efforts. In every instance, the Company was able to send help without adversely affecting the service reliability of its customers at home. "Mutual assistance requires a team effort, not only from the people who respond to the call for help but also from the people who stay behind," states Pifer. "The tireless efforts of those who maintain our quality of service at home show a genuine concern for our customers. "Allegheny Power's work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work is well known throughout the industry. I'm particularly proud of our safety record because most of this work is performed under grueling weather conditions," adds Pifer. Careful execution of established procedures has enabled the Company to become very efficient in mobilizing crews to respond to outages - both inside and outside its service area. Mutual assistance trips often benefit customers because the crews returning home review the best practices of other companies to continually refine and improve Allegheny Power's Restore Service process. Allegheny Power, an Allegheny Energy company, delivers low-cost electric service to three million people in parts of Maryland, 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, visit our web site at www.alleghenypower.com. |
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