ComEd Lineworker Gus Santiago is committed to providing safe and reliable energy to homes and businesses across northern Illinois.
But when hurricanes, earthquakes, storms and other natural disasters occur that cause significant damage and power outages outside the areas the energy company serves, Santiago and other ComEd lineworkers are quick to lend their expertise.
This process is known as mutual assistance. Energy companies affected by significant outages often turn to the industry’s mutual assistance network—a voluntary partnership of electric utilities from across the country—to help speed restoration.
In 2020, Santiago signed on for four ComEd mutual assistance deployments. In total, these deployments enabled him to travel to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Mississippi and Maryland to assist with recovery efforts.