How Emergency Managers in the Electric Industry Prepare for and React to Hurricanes

The role of emergency managers within electric utility companies is a relatively new position which has taken on more responsibility over the past decade. Emergency managers are relied upon to identify and mitigate hazards to the electrical infrastructure. In the Northeast, specifically Connecticut, one of the main hazards electric companies face is the hurricane. In this article, I will be looking at emergency managers at electric utility companies – specifically those employed by Eversource Energy (formerly Connecticut Light & Power) – focusing on hurricanes and Super Storm Sandy. The electrical infrastructure is vital to our modern world, but it is…