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Printed in January 6th’s News-Sentinel<\/span>:<\/p>\n

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I&M says ice storm cost it $10 million-$12 million<\/strong>
\nWorker overtime, emergency help and equipment were the major expenses<\/em><\/p>\n

By Bob Caylor<\/p>\n

Bringing power back to Fort Wayne after the Dec. 19 ice storm will end up costing Indiana Michigan Power Co. $10 million to $12 million.<\/p>\n

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Mike Brian, a spokesman for the utility, said Monday that figure includes overtime for I&M workers; the cost of housing, feeding and paying emergency help from other regions; and the replacement of equipment, ranging from about 100 toppled utility poles to blown transformers.<\/p>\n

[…] The cost of the storm will be carried by the utility. Brian said the utility does not insure against natural disasters; instead, it budgets $4 million or $5 million to cover the kind of storm damage I&M encounters in a typical year.<\/p>\n

The ice storm last month was the worst in decades. Brian said its $10 million to $12 million cost to the utility isn’t the kind of expense that would trigger a request for a rate increase. The last severe ice storm in Fort Wayne was in February 1990. That knocked out power to 20,000 customers and cost the utility $1.25 million.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne city government is still compiling an estimate of how much its ice-storm response cost. A few numbers are already available. City spokeswoman Rachel Blakeman said the Department of Parks and Recreation said it lost at least 500 trees, with a replacement cost of $100,000. More than 100 hours of overtime in 911 communications during the first three days after the storm hit cost $2,810, she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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