{"id":267585,"date":"2023-01-12T16:24:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T22:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=267585"},"modified":"2023-01-12T16:25:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T22:25:39","slug":"otter-tail-power-receives-emergency-recovery-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=267585","title":{"rendered":"Otter Tail Power Receives Emergency Recovery Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fergus Falls, (OTPC) Minnesota, January 12, 2023: The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) presented
Otter Tail Power Company with the association\u2019s Emergency Recovery Award for its
outstanding restoration efforts during and after the storm that hit parts of the company\u2019s service
area on May 12, 2022.
Presented to EEI member companies twice a year, this award recognizes recovery efforts of
electric companies following service disruptions caused by extreme weather or other natural
events. A panel of judges chose the winners following an international nomination process.
Catastrophic storm sweeps through service area
The National Weather Service labeled the May 12 storm that ravaged through Minnesota and
South Dakota a derecho. The damage was staggering. More than 40 percent of the company\u2019s
feeders experienced an interruption, impacting nearly half of Otter Tail Power\u2019s 422
communities and leaving approximately 24,000 without electricity.
Restoration efforts involved complicated logistics across the company\u2019s service area. But Otter
Tail Power employees rallied\u2014working safely during long hours over multiple days to restore
power, make repairs, and pick up others’ accountabilities as needed while more than 115
employees in the field pushed toward the areas hardest hit.
\u201cThroughout the past six months, electric companies faced devastating hurricanes,
unprecedented heat waves, and many other extreme weather events that impacted the
customers and communities we serve,\u201d said EEI President Tom Kuhn. \u201cI commend Otter Tail
Power\u2019s commitment to restore service for its customers safely and quickly under challenging
conditions. Otter Tail Power is undoubtedly deserving of this national recognition, and I\u2019m
honored to present them with this well-deserved award.\u201d
Power and people you can count on
\u201cHistoric storms like this one, while rare, are inevitable. It’s why we invest so heavily in preparingNews release
Contact: Stephanie Hoff
shoff@otpco.com
218-739-8535 (office)
for the worst\u2014so we\u2019re ready, always,” said Otter Tail Power President Tim Rogelstad. \u201cIt took
tremendous effort to restore power, and we’re grateful for EEI’s recognition. Thank you to all
employees for your hard work and commitment to our customers and to each other. From those
braving the elements during outages to those putting in long hours monitoring and maintaining
our systems, we reliably serve our customers each and every day.\u201d
This news release is available on our website at otpco.com\/Newsroom.
About Otter Tail Power Company
Otter Tail Power Company, a subsidiary of Otter Tail Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select Market: OTTR),
is headquartered in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. With a balanced commitment to environmental, economic,
and community stewardship, the company provides electricity and energy services to approximately
133,000 customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. To learn more about Otter Tail Power
Company visit otpco.com. To learn more about Otter Tail Corporation visit ottertail.com.
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Photo caption: Otter Tail Corporation President and CEO Chuck MacFarlane accepts the EEI
Emergency Response Award.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fergus Falls, (OTPC) Minnesota, January 12, 2023: The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) presentedOtter Tail Power Company with the association\u2019s Emergency Recovery Award for itsoutstanding restoration efforts during and after the storm that hit parts of the company\u2019s servicearea on May 12, 2022.Presented to EEI member companies twice a year, this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19299,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-267585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-csicelebrations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=267585"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267586,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267585\/revisions\/267586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=267585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=267585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=267585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}