Gulf Power Crews Head To Birmingham To Restore Power Following Storms

July 16, 2015


A storm team of nearly 80 crew and support staff from Gulf Power along with 15 distribution line contractors departed Wednesday to help sister company Alabama Power restore power in the Birmingham. Alabama Power reported that 35,500 customers were without power in the state, including 23,700 in the Birmingham metro area.

Power has been restored to 60 percent of customers experiencing outages following severe storms that swept through the area Tuesday night around 8:00.

The Gulf Power crews will deploy from various company locations including Pensacola, Crestview and Chipley this afternoon.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the people affected by these storms in the Birmingham area,” said Rick DelaHaya, Gulf Power spokesperson. “We make every effort to respond as quickly as possible to unforeseen weather events. But this is what our crews do — restoring power and hope, whether right here at home or for our neighbors.”

Pictured: Gulf Power crews roll out of Pensacola on their way to Birmingham Wednesday. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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