March 31 marks National Lineman Appreciation Day, established in 2013,
to honor the men and women that work day-in and day-out to provide safe
and reliable service to customers. Today, ComEd salutes its more than
1,600 men and women who work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, often in
challenging conditions, and on weekends and holidays, to serve our
customers.
To honor the nation’s line workers, a resolution was introduced in the
U.S. House of Representatives designating March 31, 2015, as National
Lineman Appreciation Day.
“Our line workers are our first responders and work around the clock on
high-voltage power lines atop wood poles and towering transmission
structures, in underground vaults beneath the city streets and complex
electrical substations in every community and in the tallest skyscrapers
to power the lives of our 3.8 million customers,” said Terry Donnelly,
executive vice president and chief operating officer. “We thank our
dedicated and skilled employees for their hard work and congratulate
them for achieving our best safety performance on record last year.”
ComEd encourages customers to honor line workers across the region by
using the hashtag #thankalineman on social media. Connect with ComEd on Facebook
and Twitter
and view photos of ComEd line workers at flickr.com/commonwealthedison.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon
Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive energy
provider, with approximately 7.8 million customers. ComEd provides
service to approximately 3.8 million customers across northern Illinois,
or 70 percent of the state’s population. For more information
visit ComEd.com,
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