DP&L Sends Crews to Assist Florida Restoration Efforts.DAYTON, Ohio Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. -- Dayton Power and Light (DP&L), the principal subsidiary of DPL (Digital PowerLine) An earlier technology for transmitting a 1 Mbps data signal over electric power lines from Nortel Networks. It was developed in the late 1990s, but later abandoned due to implementation difficulties. See broadband over power lines. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DPL), is sending 22 employees to assist Florida utilities with electric restoration efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Jeanne This article deals with the 2004 Hurricane Jeanne. For information on other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Jeanne (disambiguation). Hurricane Jeanne was the tenth named storm, the seventh hurricane, and the fifth major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. . "Our thoughts are with the people of Florida as they go through this very difficult time," said Pat Swanke, DP&L Vice President of Operations. "DP&L employees take great pride in their abilities to get the power back on, and I'm sure their efforts will be greatly appreciated." DP&L's employees will be working for Tampa Electric in and around the Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. area. While their exact assignments will be determined upon their arrival in Florida, the DP&L crews specialize in reconstructing electric lines, including replacing poles, transformers and wire. In addition to its own employees, DP&L has released a number of local contractor crews it had working in the Dayton area so they can assist in restoration efforts as well. DP&L anticipates its crews will be in Florida for two to three weeks. About DPL DPL Inc. is a diversified regional energy company. DPL's principal subsidiaries include The Dayton Power & Light Company (DP&L) and DPL Energy. DP&L provides electric services to over 500,000 retail customers in West Central Ohio. DPL Energy markets over 4,400 megawatts of generation capacity throughout the eastern United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . DPL Inc., through its subsidiaries, ranks among the top energy companies in generation efficiency and productivity. Further information on DPL Inc. can be found at www.dplinc.com. |
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