Acea is active in the prevention and management of critical events and in the event of an emergency it provides support to the authorities responsible for public health, civil protection and public safety, for example through plans for managing emergencies of the water companies, shared with local institutions (such as Governmental Territorial Offices, Local Health Authorities, Area Management Agencies), or the electricity companies, which are essential for restarting the system in the event of a blackout of the National Transmission Grid or re-establishing power for strategic users, such as institutions and hospitals.