On a Monday afternoon in August, a derecho swept across all of northern Illinois. The destructive storm brought hurricane force winds with gusts higher than 90 miles per hour, extensive lightning, golf ball-sized hail and 14 confirmed tornadoes in communities that ComEd serves.
In spite of the extensive damage caused by the tornados and derecho, ComEd restored power to 540,000 customers within a day, the fastest restoration of 500,000 customers in the company’s history.