Should they be called upon, Ameren Illinois is ready to mobilize resources in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.
When large-scale weather-related outages occur, energy suppliers, like Ameren, can make a mutual assistance call to other energy providers across the Midwest Mutual Assistance Group.
The basics of putting up poles and stringing wire are generally the same, however, whenever a utility is dispatched to a new service territory there is generally a brief orientation to learn any special operational practices.
Mutual assistance enables Ameren to pull in as many as 2,000 additional linemen, trucks, and equipment from other utilities in around 24 or 36 hours after a storm.
The back and forth sharing of resources helps to facilitate a quicker and more efficient response.
Ameren has sent crews across the United States and to Puerto Rico to assist other utilities.
