Allegheny Power Wins National Award for Emergency Assistance.Business Editors GREENSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2002 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 Entergy when a severe ice storm crippled crip·ple n. 1. A person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limbs: cannot race a horse that is a cripple. 2. A damaged or defective object or device. tr.v. its service territory in December 2000. 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 Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale (O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. Scottsdale has become internationally recognized as a premier and posh tourist destination, while maintaining its own identity and culture as " . "We are proud of our long-standing tradition of extending assistance to other companies in times of disaster," says Allegheny Power President Jay S. Pifer. "We are especially proud of our employees, who always respond when the call for assistance comes in whether it is in our service area or to help another utility. Throughout the region, Allegheny Power employees are well known for the excellence of their work, and I am extremely pleased that their efforts are being recognized nationally by our industry." Although Allegheny Power is located a substantial distance away from Little Rock, Arkansas-based Entergy, in this unique emergency assistance effort, a crew of 50 Allegheny employees flew from Pittsburgh International Airport “PIT” redirects here. For other uses, see PIT (disambiguation). Pittsburgh International Airport (IATA: PIT, ICAO: KPIT, FAA LID: PIT to Arkansas and worked for a week to help restore electric service to the more than 250,000 customers who lost power during the three-day ice storm. Allegheny personnel from service centers in Arnold and Washington in Pennsylvania; Clarksburg, Harrisville, Morgantown, Parkersburg, Weston-Buckhannon, and White Hall in 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. ; and Marietta, Ohio Marietta is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Washington County. The municipality is located in southeastern Ohio along the Ohio River. The population was 14,515 at the 2000 census. , made the trip to Arkansas. "Our first obligation is always to maintain and restore service to the customers in our service area, so 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 our dedicated personnel, who often work in grueling weather conditions, demonstrate their genuine concern for anyone who is out of power." Allegheny Power was awarded the EEI Emergency Response Assistance Award in 1999 for responding to mutual assistance requests of other utilities on 15 separate occasions. 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. For more information about Allegheny, visit our web site at www.alleghenypower.com. |
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