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As of Saturday morning, NNEC has restored all outages related to the remnants of Hurricane Ian.
Hurricane Ian began to impact the Northern Neck region on Friday afternoon. In some parts, wind gusts above 40 mph were recorded by weather stations. The winds toppled trees and branches and fell on lines causing faults or damage to lines and equipment.
At the peak of the impact, more than 1,800 members were without power. Lineworkers, engineers, and support personnel had prepared and staged equipment and vehicles in advance of the storm and responded quickly to the restoration efforts.
Overnight, crews continued to restore outages as they occurred throughout the service territory. The storm caused nearly 30 separate outage events, and the winds and rain created difficult and dangerous situations for the lineworkers to operate in.
“Our lineworkers performed incredibly well over the last 24 hours. They prepared and executed their efforts safely and quickly,” said Jim Moss, vice president of operations for NNEC. “The work they do is difficult, especially while the storm is still going on, but our crews take great pride in getting members back on as quickly as possible even in the face of adversity.”
The work of some of the lineworkers is not over. With restoration efforts complete in NNEC’s service territory, a crew has been released and has left the region to aid Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in their restoration efforts, and then will continue to help cooperatives down the east coast who need assistance.
“We have answered the call. A key cooperative principle is ‘Cooperation Among Cooperatives,’ and our lineworkers are headed to help our fellow cooperatives restore the power to their families, neighbors, and friends,” said Brad Hicks, president and CEO of NNEC.