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Solomon Corp. works with CUC to restore power to Saipan
Solomon Corp., a Solomon, Kansas-based provider of transformer services, recently teamed with the Commonwealth Utilities Corp., to supply rebuilt transformers to Saipan, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’ capital after they suffered extreme devastation when Super Typhoon Soudelor hit the island on Aug. 2 and 3.
Over the past 10 days, Solomon Corp. employees have been working overtime to rebuild the first 180 of the 486 manufactured rewound polemount transformers destined for Saipan. Employees will continue to rebuild 100 transformers a week until the order of 486 is filled.
On Oct. 8, Solomon Corp. delivered the first shipment of transformers to FEMA for transport to Saipan. The installation efforts of CUC will begin the process of returning power to the island’s 55,000 residents for the first time since early August. This is the largest order of polemount transformers in the company’s 44-year history.
The catastrophic Super Typhoon Soudelor knocked out power to the islands residents and flooded the state utility’s power plant when the eye of the storm passed over Saipan. Soudelor produced sustained winds of 180-220 mph. Soudelor, considered the strongest storm on Earth to date this year, left most of the area without power, according to The Weather Channel.
“Solomon Corp. is proud and privileged to be a part of this emergency power restoration effort,” Tom Hemmer, Solomon Corp. CEO, said. “Our hearts go out to the people of Saipan, and we hope our efforts contribute in some small way to getting lives back to normal.”
Solomon Corp. is a provider of repair, rebuild, and salvage services for electrical transformers and related oil-filled equipment. Founded in 1971, the company serves investor-owned, municipal and cooperative utilities, as well as industrial owners of electrical equipment throughout the U.S. Solomon Corp. employs approximately 500 people and operates facilities in four states. (PR)
