AES Ohio preparing for summer storm season, urging customers to plan ahead

June 17, 2025

AES Ohio, a subsidiary of The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES), encourages customers to prepare for the summer storm season. Summer is a time for outdoor activities, but the season can also bring unpredictable severe and dangerous weather. Lightning strikes can cause damage to electric equipment, and gusty winds can break tree branches that land on power lines. In some cases, flash flooding may cause electrical hazards and service disruptions.

The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), anticipates a hot summer for 2025, with unseasonably hot weather temperatures during June, July and August. This leads to a higher probability of strong storms including more heat events with hotter temperatures starting earlier and ending later.

AES Ohio conducts routine maintenance to strengthen its power delivery system, including inspecting and replacing poles and trimming trees away from power lines. AES Ohio crews are well-equipped to handle any damage caused by summer storms. We conduct regular planning sessions and drills to maintain our proficiency in storm response, ensuring that power is restored to our customers safely and efficiently.

When severe weather is in the forecast, AES Ohio is always fully staffed to ensure we are prepared to respond if outages occur. If the lights go out, our teams work around the clock to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

For more outage safety tips and resources, visit aes-ohio.com/outage-safety.

Preparation is key

AES Ohio is urging customers to plan ahead for severe storms. Here are some tips you can follow before the summer storm season starts:

• Build a kit – Prepare an emergency kit with essential supplies to help you during an outage. Include non-perishable food items, water, flashlight, batteries, first aid kit, any necessary medications and a portable mobile charging device.
• Make a plan – Have your plan ready for you and your family and the possibility of an extended power outage. Be sure to have a contact list of family, friends and neighbors.
• Be informed – Opt in to receive AES Ohio email notifications. Check your local forecasts. Bookmark the AES Ohio outage page on your mobile device to report outages and check restoration times, when available. Visit our social media pages regularly for the latest information. If there is a multi-day restoration event, you can find storm updates at aes-ohio.com/storm-updates.

About AES Ohio

AES Ohio is a subsidiary of The AES Corporation and provides regulated electric utility service to more than 539,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in a 6,000-square-mile service area in West Central Ohio. Our people operate and maintain more than 1,600 miles of transmission lines, 13,000 miles of overhead distribution lines, 4,500 miles of underground distribution lines and 160 substations feeding 490 distribution circuits. Learn more about how AES Ohio is accelerating the future of energy, visit aes-ohio.com.