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.
Following Hurricane Debby, which brought high winds and torrential rains to Florida’s Big Bend region, Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) has restored electric service to 27,473 (99%) of the co-op’s 27,714 consumer-members who lost power due to the storm. Crews continue working to restore members who are still awaiting power and can safely receive it.
Yesterday, SVEC crews and contractors achieved and surpassed the cooperative’s target of restoring power to at least 95% of its consumer-members in Hamilton and Columbia counties who could safely receive power by tonight.
Power has been restored for 26,046 (90.3%) of SVEC’s consumer-members. Once again, some crews will work through the night, while others will continue until about 9:00 this evening and then head out again tomorrow at first light.
During the night, power was restored to an additional 2,040 SVEC consumer-members. This morning, efforts continue with a workforce of 522 in the field. All substation feeders are now energized, which allows crews to focus on smaller tap lines and individual service lines. SVEC employees and contractors are working tirelessly to restore service as quickly […]
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...
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...
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'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.
