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Christy Tuckey
Safety First
October 2024 During storms, broken trees and branches can easily pull power lines down or low to the ground. Never try to remove or trim a tree that is in contact with a power line. Treat any power line as…
Recipe of the Month – October 2024
October 2024 Ingredients 8 ounces thick-cut bacon, diced into ½-inch pieces 1 large butternut squash, diced into ½-inch pieces 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 bunch kale, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 pound cavatappi or pasta of choice Freshly grated Pecorino…
Final Steps of Restoration Underway
As of 8:00 p.m. last night, six and a half days after Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage in North Florida, SVEC had successfully restored electric service to all but about 500 of its over 28,000 consumer-members. Most remaining outages involve…
Power Restoration at 95% As Work Continues
Power has been restored to over 27,300 (95%) SVEC consumer-members in the six days since Hurricane Helene blew through Florida's Suwannee River Valley as a Category 4 storm.
Second County Reaches 95% Restored as Work Continues
Power has been restored to over 25,000 (89%) SVEC consumer-members and the full complement of 1,482 lineworkers, tree clearers and support staff are working in all four of the co-op’s counties again today.
First County Reaches 95% Restored as Work Continues
Power has been restored to over 23,000 (80%) Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) consumer-members, and a full complement of 1,482 workers are in the field again today. Sleeping, food, laundry and shower accommodations are being provided to visiting workers at the base camp established on SVEC’s Live Oak Campus.
Power Restoration at Full Speed
1,482 workers from Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC), contractors and assisting utility companies are working this morning to restore power. That’s 43 times the number of the cooperative's employees that work in the field on a normal day.
Power Restoration Update
SVEC has restored power to 59% of its consumer-members served by substations that have transmission service, except for the Burnham substation, which became energized late this afternoon. The Blair substation remains without transmission service.
Helene Power Restoration and Damage Assessments Enter the Third Day
Power has been restored to more than 13,500 consumer-members (47.1%) as SVEC enters its third day of restoration efforts.
Power Restoration Progresses
Power has been restored to over 6,000 out of the 28,848 (20.9%) SVEC consumer-members who lost power on Thursday night due to Hurricane Helene. Crews are facing challenges due to the large number of trees and limbs entangled with or…