Power Restored To Majority Of Gulf Power Customers

August 29, 2012

Gulf Power Company crews have restored power to more than 20,000 customers across Northwest Florida in the wake of Hurricane Isaac. As of 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, only a few scattered outages remained in the region.

“Despite high winds and heavy rain, our crews really made a difference out there,” said Jeff Rogers, Gulf Power spokesman. “We appreciate our customers’ patience as we work in these difficult weather conditions.”

As the day progresses more outages are possible so customers should remain prepared, Rogers said.

“As we start winding down, we’re looking at deploying some of our crews to help those closer to where Isaac made landfall,” Rogers said. “Gulf Power’s well-trained crews are often requested in the hardest-hit areas. And we’re more than happy to help after our customers are taken care of.”

Gulf Power encourages those who experience an outage to call 1-800-487-6937 to report their outage.

“The best thing about our restoration efforts is that we have had no injuries to our employees, customers or to the out-of-state workers here to help us,” Rogers said. “Safety is our number one priority and we have done well in that category so far.”

Pictured: Gulf Power crews work Wednesday morning to restore power. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

One Response to “Power Restored To Majority Of Gulf Power Customers”

  1. Jane on August 29th, 2012 7:15 am

    Thank you Gulf Power for being prepared and for getting power back on!

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News