Ahead of a massive winter storm, power companies are not expecting widespread outages across the Pittsburgh area, but they said they’ll be prepared just in case.
Based on Friday’s forecast and projections, power companies are set to call on additional resources to prepare for the storm that could dump at least 8 inches of snow across most areas.
“This looks like it’s going to be a lighter, more powdery snow, so not as much weight on our lines or tree branches that could take lines down,” said Matt Neistein, director of communications for Duquesne Light Company. “We’re staffing out fully for the weekend, and that’s across multiple teams. So, property services, our field teams, mechanics in the garage to maintain our fleet. So we’ll have all the resources we need in terms of employees, boots on the ground, ready for whatever may come this weekend.”…