CASE STUDY
Restoring Power
When a catastrophic ice storm in February 2021 left 80% of a cooperative’s customers across 18 counties in the northeast without electricity, Primoris personnel and equipment were on hand to help restore power as quickly as possible. The task included replacing hundreds of downed transmission poles, removing huge trees that had fallen across power lines, and repairing or replacing countless spans of transmission wire.
After working continuously for 13 days, crews from the cooperative, Primoris and other contracting partners – totaling more than 900 crew members – were able to restore power to all customers. Primoris crews and others continued the cleanup and repair process another two weeks before all systems were fully functioning.
The CEO of the cooperative praised the “professionalism, positive attitude, work ethic and resolve to restore electricity to our members” of our Primoris crews, as well as their dedication to working safely as they completed the largest power restoration effort in the cooperative’s 84-year history.