Future lineman explains what it takes to restore power during winter storms, other disasters and last updated 2021-04-01 01:57:08-04 WACO, TX â During February's winter storm, power companies received heavy criticism from customers waiting for their power to return. So 25 News went out to see what utility workers have to go through to get the job done. Along the way, we learned how hard folks have to work to get those utility jobs in the first place. âI just recently changed a transformer,â said a beaming Ryan Sabatini, who plans to go boldly into the eye of the storm brewing after the Texas deep freeze.