Rapid Notify Selected by Allegheny Energy Supply for Emergency Notification Services

Nov. 23, 2010 - PRLog -- Rapid Notify, Inc. announced today that it was recently selected by Allegheny Energy Supply to provide emergency notification services for its Lake Lynn Power Station in Pennsylvania.  The Rapid Notify system will enable Allegheny Energy Supply to contact over 2,000 area residents in the event of an extreme emergency situation.

Headquartered in Greensburg, Pa., Allegheny Energy, Inc.  is an investor-owned utility with over $3 billion in annual revenues and more than 4,000 employees.  The company owns and operates 21 power plants and delivers electric service to over 1.5 million customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland.  

“The Rapid Notify system provides an automated solution for incident management that is instantly accessible,” said A.C. Datsko, manager of operations for Lake Lynn Power Station.  “With the community self-registration feature, we can be proactive in reaching out to residents to promote and explain the importance of emergency notification.”

“We are excited to welcome Allegheny Energy Supply to our growing roster of major utility and energy services companies taking great steps to ensure the safety of their communities,” said Steve Sipe, president of Rapid Notify. “Rapid Notify provides proven technology and experience in supporting all types of large organizations with time sensitive communication during emergencies.”

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Rapid Notify, Inc. has been providing Mass Notification Services for emergency and non-emergency communications to clients across North America for more than 20 years. Rapid Notify provides a comprehensive suite of mass notification and management services ideal for government agencies, municipalities, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, first-responders and businesses. The easy-to-use, web-based emergency notification system enables effective, real-time, two-way communication via telephone, email and SMS text messaging. Rapid Notify offers reliable and cost-effective communication solutions to help people connect during a crisis, manage operational incidents and other communication activities. More information is available at http://www.rapidnotify.com or 800-519-2129.