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Iberdrola, through Avangrid, its subsidiary in the United States, has been recognized internationally for its response to the emergencies resulting from the extreme storms that occurred in the East of the country in 2024. Specifically, the Edison Electric Institute has highlighted the rapid and immediate work of two of the company's distributors in the country, New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Central Maine Power (CMP) to restore electric service following the Debby storm in August and the heavy snowfall in Maine in April. 

During Storm Debby, which brought strong wind gusts, flooding rains to much of the East Coast and even tornadoes between August 5 and 9, the company deployed more than 1,300 workers to restore service to the more than 100,000 customers without power. 

Meanwhile, heavy snow and frost that hit Maine on April 4, 2024 left more than 270,000 customers without power across the state. Snow load on trees due to the weight of the snow, along with high winds, were the main causes of damage. More than 1,100 crews participated in the major restoration effort that included damage assessments, tree clearing and repairs to electrical infrastructure.

Emergency response

Iberdrola's main priority in any storm, with its customers and with the communities in which it operates, is the rapid restoration of power. In Spain, Iberdrola recently stood out for its work in the aftermath of the consequences caused by the passage of the DANA in the southeast of the country. 

With more than 180,000 people without electricity supply, the company mobilized more than 500 workers in the affected areas of Valencia, 200 of them during the first day. The company's rapid action and response with all the resources at its disposal, including the installation of more than 120 generators, made it possible to recover approximately 90% of the affected electricity supply in just 48 hours, and in just over 72 hours all residents were able to recover their supply.

The company announced this week that it will invest 100 million euros to redesign the Valencian distribution network through the il.lumina project, which will benefit more than 650,000 customers. More than 1,000 workers from contracting companies, coordinated by an internal team of 35 people, will be in charge of building an even more robust, automated, digitalized and resilient network, prepared for possible extreme events that may occur in the future. 

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