North Georgia EMC line crews along with crews called in from neighboring utilities continue to work in the hardest hit areas of Gordon County. As of 4 a.m. Friday, electricity has been restored to all but 600 members.
More than 4,000 customers lost power Wednesday when violent storms caused extensive damage to trees, homes, and NGEMC’s electric system. Crews have been working continuously to restore power.
“Now we are in the last stages of the restoration process and we are working to rebuild spans of line that each serve only a few members,” said Jeff Brown, NGEMC vice president of operations and engineering. “Many of these lines are cross country and are hard to reach.”
According to Brown, NGEMC hopes to have the majority of power restored by tonight; however, isolated outages may continue through Saturday if weather conditions and traffic issues create delays in the restoration efforts. Customers without electricity in areas where power to nearby homes has been restored should report their outage to NGEMC. Customers may report power outages through the NGEMC Mobile app, the NGEMC mobile web app or by calling their local NGEMC office and using the automated telephone outage reporting system.
“We appreciate everyone’s support and patience. Once again, you, our neighbors and members, have responded to devastation with grace and strength. All the kind words of encouragement and notes of appreciation mean a lot to the crew members who are committed to serving their communities,” said Brown.
NGEMC also extends great appreciation to the EPB of Chattanooga, Carroll EMC, Coweta Fayette EMC, Diversified Services, Sumter Utilities, WA Kendall, Asplundh, Trees Unlimited and CN Utility Consultants for joining us in our power restoration efforts.
For updated power outage information please visit www.ngemc.com and NGEMC’s Facebook page.
Stay away from fallen power lines and report them immediately to NGEMC, your local utility, or 911.
Office phone numbers:
Dalton: (706) 259-9441
Calhoun: (706) 629-3160
Fort Oglethorpe: (706) 866-2231
Trion: (706) 734-7341
NGEMC serves more than 98,000 customers in portions of Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, and Whitfield counties.
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