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PRIORITIES FOR RESTORATION OF ELECTRIC SERVICE DURING EMERGENCY CONDITIONS

The priorities for restoration of electric service are outlined in the Electric Department’s Emergency Response Plan.

Priorities were established based on:

Threat to Public Health and Safety
Threat to Property
Use of available resources to re-establish service to the largest number of customers possible

The following priority list is an excerpt from page three of the Emergency Response Plan, dated March 6, 1997:

  1. Methodist Medical Center
  2. Municipal Building or Emergency Operation Center
  3. Central Services Complex
  4. Mass Care Facilities
  5. Life Support List
  6. South Central Bell – operations building
  7. Oak Ridge Utility District (Earthquake Only)
  8. Water Booster Stations: Louisiana (including radio sites) and Wisconsin Only
  9. Waste Water Treatment Plant
  10. Remainder of Water Booster Stations
  11. Radio Station/Newspaper
  12. Fire Fighting Facilities
  13. Multi-Level Multi Occupancy Buildings
  14. Circuit Backbones
  15. Branch Circuits
  16. Sewer and Water Pump Stations
  17. Substation 700
  18. Traffic Signals at Major Intersections
  19. Individual Home Services
  20. Individual Business Services
 
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