
Crews to assist restoring more than 30,000 northwest Indiana customers still out of power


Following the restoration of more than 410,000 customers after multiple rounds of severe weather in northern Illinois, ComEd

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<i xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Crews to assist restoring more than 30,000 northwest Indiana customers still out of power</i>

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Following the restoration of more than 410,000 customers after multiple rounds of severe weather in northern Illinois, ComEd is deploying more than 60 of its own employees to northwest Indiana to help NIPSCO complete restoration for its customers. More than 374,000 NIPSCO customers were initially impacted by the severe weather that moved through the area, and more than 30,000 remain without power. ComEd employees departed for Indiana on Aug. 22 and will remain in the area as long as they are needed.

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Severe weather, including three tornadoes, thunderstorms and straight-line winds of more than 100 MPH moved through the NIPSCO territory on Aug. 11. It was the most impactful storm event in NIPSCO history. Working around the clock since the storms hit, NIPSCO crews have restored power to more than 340,000 customers – more than 90 percent of those affected – while rebuilding large sections of the electric system that were destroyed by the storms. The ComEd employees will join that effort as NIPSCO works to restore the remaining customers, many of whom were impacted by the most extensive damage.

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"We are glad to be helping our neighbors in northwest Indiana with the final push in their restoration efforts to restore the more than 30,000 customers still without power," said <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comed.com%2Fabout-us%2Fleadership-values%2Fexecutive-leadership%2Fdavid-r-perez&amp;esheet=54593211&amp;newsitemid=20260822530649&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=David+Perez&amp;index=1&amp;md5=ec480624f5ea022961f7d871fc9e148c" shape="rect"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">David Perez</b></a><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">, ComEd’s executive vice president and COO</b>. "NIPSCO crews have made tremendous progress under extremely difficult conditions, and we have coordinated closely with them to understand where our people can make the biggest difference. Our thoughts are with the customers and families affected by these storms, and we are committed to supporting restoration efforts so power can be safely restored as quickly as possible."

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ComEd employees and contractors have responded to utilities around the country to assist in restoring power after significant weather events, part of a long-standing mutual assistance network that allows utilities to share resources when storms cause widespread damage.

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"We are grateful for the assistance we received last week to restore our own customers," said Perez. "As we continue to see more frequent instances of extreme weather, we stand ready to pay that forward and send our own crews to help other utilities in need."

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ComEd Sending More Than 60 Employees to Assist NIPSCO with Restoration Work

Exelon unit ComEd aids Indiana storm restoration, signaling resilience

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    <p>Crews to assist restoring more than 30,000 northwest Indiana customers still out of power


Following the restoration of more than 410,000 customers after multiple rounds of severe weather in northern Illinois, ComEd</p>
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    <p>ComEd, a unit of Exelon (EXC), is sending over 60 employees to northwest Indiana to assist NIPSCO in restoring power for about 30,000 customers after the Aug. 11 storm. NIPSCO has restored more than 340,000 customers, or over 90% of those affected, as mutual-aid crews accelerate the effort. The move underscores utility industry resilience and EXC&#039;s operational capacity amid severe weather.</p>
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    <ul><li>ComEd sends 60+ staff to northwest Indiana to assist NIPSCO restoration.</li><li>Illinois outages: 410k+ customers restored; 30k+ still out in Indiana.</li><li>NIPSCO has restored 340k+ customers, &gt;90% of those affected.</li><li>Storm event Aug. 11: three tornadoes, winds &gt;100 mph; mutual aid highlighted.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li><strong>Exelon Corporation (EXC)</strong>: Parent company of ComEd; mutual-aid activity may reflect positively on EXC&#039;s infrastructure reliability.</li><li><strong>NiSource, Inc. (NI)</strong>: NiSource&#039;s NIPSCO is the Indiana utility receiving aid; ongoing restoration status relevant to NI&#039;s operations and regional exposure.</li></ul>
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    <h3>Industry News</h3>
    <p>Category: Industry News. It highlights mutual-aid dynamics and weather-related resilience in the U.S. utility sector, with potential downstream sentiment effects on EXC.</p>
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    <ul><li>Mutual-aid deployments illustrate utility resilience, potentially signaling operational strength for EXC.</li><li>No immediate EXC earnings impact; improved outage-response visibility may modestly support risk sentiment.</li><li>Weather-driven outage risk remains a macro driver for utility cash flows and capex.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li>ComEd deployed 60+ of its own employees to northwest Indiana to help NIPSCO.</li><li>More than 410,000 customers restored in northern Illinois; 30,000+ still out in NW Indiana.</li><li>NIPSCO initially impacted 374,000+ customers; more than 30,000 remain without power.</li><li>NIPSCO has restored &gt;340,000 customers, &gt;90% of those affected.</li><li>Storm on Aug. 11 included three tornadoes and winds &gt;100 mph.</li><li>ComEd employees departed for Indiana on Aug. 22.</li><li>ComEd serves 4 million customers in northern Illinois; about 70% of the state&#039;s population.</li></ul>
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    <p>Near-term positive sentiment for EXC as mutual-aid effectiveness reduces outage risk.</p>
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<i xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Crews to assist restoring more than 30,000 northwest Indiana customers still out of power</i>

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Following the restoration of more than 410,000 customers after multiple rounds of severe weather in northern Illinois, ComEd is deploying more than 60 of its own employees to northwest Indiana to help NIPSCO complete restoration for its customers. More than 374,000 NIPSCO customers were initially impacted by the severe weather that moved through the area, and more than 30,000 remain without power. ComEd employees departed for Indiana on Aug. 22 and will remain in the area as long as they are needed.

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Severe weather, including three tornadoes, thunderstorms and straight-line winds of more than 100 MPH moved through the NIPSCO territory on Aug. 11. It was the most impactful storm event in NIPSCO history. Working around the clock since the storms hit, NIPSCO crews have restored power to more than 340,000 customers – more than 90 percent of those affected – while rebuilding large sections of the electric system that were destroyed by the storms. The ComEd employees will join that effort as NIPSCO works to restore the remaining customers, many of whom were impacted by the most extensive damage.

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"We are glad to be helping our neighbors in northwest Indiana with the final push in their restoration efforts to restore the more than 30,000 customers still without power," said <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" rel="nofollow" href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comed.com%2Fabout-us%2Fleadership-values%2Fexecutive-leadership%2Fdavid-r-perez&amp;esheet=54593211&amp;newsitemid=20260822530649&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=David+Perez&amp;index=1&amp;md5=ec480624f5ea022961f7d871fc9e148c" shape="rect"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">David Perez</b></a><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">, ComEd’s executive vice president and COO</b>. "NIPSCO crews have made tremendous progress under extremely difficult conditions, and we have coordinated closely with them to understand where our people can make the biggest difference. Our thoughts are with the customers and families affected by these storms, and we are committed to supporting restoration efforts so power can be safely restored as quickly as possible."

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ComEd employees and contractors have responded to utilities around the country to assist in restoring power after significant weather events, part of a long-standing mutual assistance network that allows utilities to share resources when storms cause widespread damage.

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"We are grateful for the assistance we received last week to restore our own customers," said Perez. "As we continue to see more frequent instances of extreme weather, we stand ready to pay that forward and send our own crews to help other utilities in need."

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ComEd, a unit of Exelon (EXC), is sending over 60 employees to northwest Indiana to assist NIPSCO in restoring power for about 30,000 customers after the Aug. 11 storm. NIPSCO has restored more than 340,000 customers, or over 90% of those affected, as mutual-aid crews accelerate the effort. The move underscores utility industry resilience and EXC's operational capacity amid severe weather.

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