- Location
- Illinois
- Occupation
- retired electrician
What does anyone think about this from an utility?
I guess they know people will be using generators without proper transfer equipment, so they are trying to help protect their people as the power is being restored.
Info and pictures of southern Illinios storm damage from last Friday. I drove though the area shortly after the storm. Many roads were blocked with trees and power poles. The damage was over about 25 miles along I-57. They are calling the storm an "inland" huricane. Ameren has about 1900 people working on the power restoration now. They lost 13 transmission lines...34.5 kV and up for Ameren.
Source for above.Safety continues to be a major concern. Since many people are using portable generators, we want to remind them to never operate a portable generator indoors. When operating a portable generator, first open the main breaker or remove the main fuses before connecting the generator to your electrical system. Failure to do this could seriously injure utility crews working on outside power lines, and/or it could cause damage to a neighbor's property or the customer's own equipment.
I guess they know people will be using generators without proper transfer equipment, so they are trying to help protect their people as the power is being restored.
Info and pictures of southern Illinios storm damage from last Friday. I drove though the area shortly after the storm. Many roads were blocked with trees and power poles. The damage was over about 25 miles along I-57. They are calling the storm an "inland" huricane. Ameren has about 1900 people working on the power restoration now. They lost 13 transmission lines...34.5 kV and up for Ameren.