After storms, we’re often asked, “If your crews are out restoring power, how come we haven’t seen any of your trucks”? SVEC maintains over 4,400 miles of powerlines (enough to reach Alaska) in a service territory covering about 2,000 square miles (about 1.3 million acres). That’s a lot of space to cover and outages can...
We understand the frustration people feel after more than three days without power. As power is restored after storms like Irma, we are often asked “Why does my neighbor have power, and I don’t”?
As of 9:00 a.m. today, Suwannee Valley Electric had restored power to approximately 13,500 of the 22,485 consumers who lost power during Hurricane Irma.
In the two days since Hurricane Irma crashed through North Florida, Suwannee Valley Electric has restored power to approximately 50% of its consumers who were affected by the storm:
We are doing our utmost to get all power back on by the end of the week. Crews from SVEC, Musgrove Construction and Bryant Tree Service continue to clear trees and make repairs to the electric system, and line crews from other co-ops have arrived today to help.
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 has suspended power restoration efforts this evening, due to high winds. Restoration efforts will begin again Monday afternoon, as soon as it is safe for employees to respond.
SVEC encourages its members to be prepared for extended power outages caused by Hurricane Irma. Our crews will do their very best to restore power as safely and quickly as possible, but because of the size and strength of this historic storm, we’re expecting significant damage to our system.
