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Gulf Power And EREC Complete Hurricane Zeta Power Restoration
October 30, 2020
[Updated 1:50 pm] Gulf Power Company and Escambia River Electric Cooperative have completed power restoration following Hurricane Zeta
GULF POWER COMPANY
Gulf Power has restored power to all customers affected by Hurricane Zeta.
More than 52,000 Gulf Power customers, mostly in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, lost power as Hurricane Zeta moved through the Southeast. Gulf Power’s restoration team of more than 2,300, including more than 1,300 outside resources, worked through the night in between weather bands as it was safe to do so.
“We know that getting the power back on is critical for communities, and I want to thank our dedicated employees and all of the outside crews who safely worked around the clock to help us get our customers’ lights back on – even as Zeta’s outer bands moved through our service area,” said Marlene Santos, president of Gulf Power. “We appreciate the willingness of our sister company Florida Power & Light and others to help us restore power for our customers, and we thank our customers for their support throughout this very active storm season.”
ESCAMBIA RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
As of early Friday afternoon, Escambia River Electric Cooperative has completed power restoration in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
There were 6,126 EREC customers that lost power due to Hurricane Zeta – just over half of all of the cooperative’s customers.
“Line crews worked day and night making repairs to our power distribution system, and every member has now had their electricity restored. We thank our membership for their patience and support as our line crews worked to restore power as safely and quickly as possible,” EREC Vice President Sabrina Owens said.
Pictured: A lineman works to restore electricity in Escambia County following Hurricane Zeta. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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8 Responses to “Gulf Power And EREC Complete Hurricane Zeta Power Restoration”
Also Christopher, even underground lines may have benefits look at the faults: underground lines are not immune to weather damage and are vulnerable to equipment issues, lightning strikes, flooding, earthquakes, and excavation damage by a third party.
When underground systems are damaged, locating fault areas and undertaking excavation processes can be time-consuming. Underground lines can take almost twice as long to repair when damage occurs.
@ Christopher
The power companies that have buried lines, don’t have mainly rural areas. EREC covers the north portion of both Santa Rosa and Escambia counties, there are so many lines that run through the wooded areas and even people‘a private property that the root system of these trees would take a lot to get that task done. And some people don’t even like their trees trimmed, much less taken down!
The cost would be in the billions, are you ready to help pay for something like this?
To all the employees of EREC.
Thank you
First off I want to thank the linemen who worked round the clock to restore power, you’re very much appreciated for your hard work.
To the electric company, we’re upset that every time the wind blows we seem to lose power. I don’t mean with just hurricane force winds, but a thunderstorm moves through with the slightest bit of wind you can guarantee the power will go out. In the year 2020 why is this still an issue, with the amount of time and manpower taken to restore power each time, especially during hurricane season, why is the lines not buried as they are in other parts of the country and world? Yeah it might be expensive up front, but look at the amount of manpower and money saved later, not to mention the satisfaction of your customers. I’ve often wondered about this and would love to know the answer.
Thank you EREC and thank God we now have power!
Clarise
If you still don’t have power check you breakers to make sure they are working Call the Gulf Power Outage number 800-487-6937 to report your outage you could have a tripped breaker at the pole that supplies your power. Hope you get power soon.
@Clarise
If you can call the EREC outage # 1 877 688 3732
automated system . Make sure your breakers are on 1st.
Praying for you.
Power still out for us at 2131 and 2141 s. Century Blvd. !! Help please!!