Login
Archives News Releases
Power Restoration Progressing at SVEC
Progress has been made in restoring power since Hurricane Debby impacted the cooperative’s community yesterday. All SVEC substations now have transmission service, and thanks to the dedicated efforts of lineworkers and vegetation management crews from SVEC and contractors, power has been restored to 17,000 of the 27,714 co-op consumer-members who lost power due to the...
Power Restoration Full Speed Ahead at SVEC
Crews worked late into the night to restore power following Hurricane Debby. As of 7:00 a.m. today, power had been restored to over 6,300 consumers who lost power due to the storm. All substations have transmission service except for the Smith substation, serving the southwest portion of Lafayette County, including the town of Day. Duke...
SVEC Begins Restoration after Hurricane Debby
Hurricane Debby loomed over SVEC’s service territory for much of today, leaving about 96% of the cooperative’s consumer-members without power. At about 2:00 p.m. today, wind speeds finally subsided enough to allow damage assessments and power restoration to begin.
SVEC Preparing for Debby
SVEC activated its Emergency Restoration Plan in preparation for wide-spread outages that could be caused by Tropical Storm Debby.
Idalia Cost Recovery
SVEC's electric system suffered the most damage in its history when Hurrican Idalia struck in August 2023. While invoices continue to trickle in, the cost of recovering from Hurricane Idalia currently stands at over $80 million, making it by far the costliest storm the co-op had ever experienced.
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.
Power Restoration Nearly Complete
SVEC has restored service to over 95% of its consumer-members who lost power because of Hurricane Idalia.
Move Over for Utility Vehicles to Keep Lineworkers Safe
Electric service has been restored to over 24,500 SVEC consumer members who lost power as a result of Hurricane Idalia.
Post Idalia Power Restoration Continues Forward
In the six days since Hurricane Idalia barreled through SVEC's system and communities, power has been restored to over 20,500 of the co-op’s consumer members.
Power Has Been Restored to 17,000 SEVC Consumer-Members
Thanks to the hard work of lineworkers and vegetation management crews from SVEC, its contractors and mutual aid electric cooperatives, service has been restored to over 17,000 of the co-op’s consumer-members who lost power due to Hurricane Idalia. That number is expected to increase by morning as SVEC’s system thoroughly checks the status of meters...