In this episode, Don, Kirk, and Shawn are joined by Wake Electric’s Operations Manager, Jeff Garrett, to talk about statistics from Hurricane Ian, which devastated parts of Cuba, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. The team discusses how utilities prepare for and respond to big storms and how technology has evolved out in the field. Jeff Garrett does explain how he once saw an outage caused by a catfish on the overhead electric lines.

EP: 10 Timeline

1:16 – Episode Topic – Hurricane Ian; Storm Prep and Response

48:22 – Outro

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