Utilities Scramble To Restore Power to Zone Hit by Storms
Utilities in the Southeast are rebuilding the electricity grid after deadly tornadoes and storms damaged powerplants as well as transmission and distribution lines.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that 226 tornadoes touched down between April 27 and April 28, leaving a swath of destruction and 334 dead. Hardest hit within the energy infrastructure system were utilities in Tennessee, northern Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.