ATLANTA, Sept. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Across the
state, more than 200,000 Georgia Power customers have had their
electric service restored since the beginning of Tropical Storm
Hermine. Once powerful winds subsided and conditions were safe for
working at an elevation of more than 30 feet high, crews
immediately began working to restore service as quickly as possible
yesterday afternoon. Georgia Power's Coastal Region was hardest
hit, with more than 100,000 customers impacted by heavy rain and
high winds. The company has restored service to more than
70,000 of those customers and is working as swiftly and safely as
possible to restore the remaining 30,000 customers. This is 10
percent of Coastal customers.
Georgia Power monitored Hermine for a week prior to landfall.
The company's Storm Center in Atlanta has been open around the clock since
Thursday tracking the storm and coordinating the company's response
to restore service as quickly as possible. The company mobilized
more than 3,200 personnel – including thousands of employees,
contractors and crews from across the Southern Company system who
moved into the Coastal area overnight – to respond to service
interruptions. Hermine's forceful winds made it difficult for
crews to work safely on Friday and impeded their progress much of
the day.
As of noon Saturday, approximately 33,000 customers are without
power – primarily in Savannah and
the company's Coastal Region. Georgia Power line crews, field teams
and all available resources are doing everything they can to
restore power quickly and safely, including having electricians
repair damaged electrical wiring on the outside of customers'
homes.
Georgia Power will continue to keep issue updates as thousands
of individual cases of damage are repaired today.
Storm tools and resources from the company:
- Outage Alerts – Subscribe to the free Georgia Power
Outage Alert service to receive personalized notifications and
updates via text message.
- Outage & Storm Center - Available at
www.georgiapower.com/storm, customers can visit this site to sign
up for Outage Alerts, report and check the status of outages, and
access useful safety tips and information. Customers can also
report and check the status of an outage 24 hours a day by
contacting Georgia Power at 888-891-0938.
- Outage Map – Housed within the Outage & Storm
Center, Georgia Power's interactive Outage Map provides near
real-time information, allowing users to see where outages are
occurring across the state and track estimated restoration
times.
- Georgia Power Mobile App – Download the Georgia Power
mobile app for Apple and Android devices to access storm and outage
information on the go. Use the app anytime to access account
information and mobile bill payment options, as well as energy
efficiency tools.
- @GeorgiaPower on Twitter – Follow @GeorgiaPower on
Twitter for storm tips, outage updates, customer service and
more.
About Georgia Power
Georgia Power is the largest
subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), one of the nation's
largest generators of electricity. Value, Reliability, Customer
Service and Stewardship are the cornerstones of the company's
promise to 2.5 million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties. Committed to
delivering clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy at rates
below the national average, Georgia Power maintains a diverse,
innovative generation mix that includes nuclear, 21st century coal
and natural gas, as well as renewables such as solar, hydroelectric
and wind. Georgia Power focuses on delivering world-class service
to its customers every day and the company is consistently
recognized by J.D. Power and Associates as an industry leader in
customer satisfaction. For more information, visit
www.GeorgiaPower.com and connect with the company on Facebook
(Facebook.com/GeorgiaPower) and Twitter
(Twitter.com/GeorgiaPower).
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