From Hurricane Katrina in 2005 through Hurricane Dorian in 2019, McDonough Electric deployed crews and equipment for every significant East Coast storm — building a response record and mutual aid network that defines our operational capability.
That record is built on the same foundation as our everyday operations: union craft labor, a self-perform fleet of 30+ line trucks, and field leadership with the experience to operate safely and effectively in the most demanding conditions. Night shifts, debris fields, downed infrastructure, active weather — our crews have seen it all.
Hurricane Katrina —
The largest restoration in American utility history.
When Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast in August 2005, it triggered the most extensive power restoration effort ever undertaken in the United States. McDonough Electric deployed crews and equipment to the Gulf Coast, joining thousands of lineworkers in an operation that would take months to complete.
The devastation was unlike anything most lineworkers had ever encountered. McDonough crews worked through it. That deployment defined a standard of readiness and commitment that carried through every storm response that followed.
Thirteen named storm deployments over 16 years. From the Gulf Coast to New England — this is the record.
Storm restoration doesn't stop at sundown. McDonough crews operate around the clock, in any weather, in any environment.
From nor'easters to
named hurricanes.
New England's grid faces its own distinct challenges — ice storms, coastal flooding, nor'easters, and the occasional hurricane remnant pushing up the coast. McDonough Electric responds to all of it, operating as both a primary contractor for major utilities and as a mutual aid participant in larger regional restoration events.
Our Bedford, MA headquarters and northern NH operations mean we can put crews on a downed line anywhere in New England within hours of a call.
Ready when the call comes.
Pre-register to be contacted when McDonough mobilizes for named storm deployments. Out-of-state crews welcome. IBEW Local 104 affiliation preferred but not required for storm work.
when it matters most?