11:10 PM down to 579 out now.
9:34 PM down to 76 outages affecting 1,577 consumer members.
8:45 PM We are down to 86 total outages affecting 2,486 members. This number has come down from 8,000+. We know many of you are still without power and our crews are working diligently to restore as much as they can before nightfall.
As many of you know, we have experienced some issues with the outage reporting system. When you call, the outage system predicts the outage and shows it on the viewer, however, today it was not letting the consumer know that the outage was reported for their area. We expect this problem to be resolved. Please continue to report your outages by calling one of the numbers: 706-253-0359, 706-276-0359 OR 706-864-0359
The broken pole count is up to 16, and we know there will be more to come. Here are some updates on new areas and areas previously mentioned.
Pickens:
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Hwy 53 West in Pickens – half of the power has been restored and we are working on the rest now.
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Half of Worley Cross Road has come back on and we are working on the rest.
Gilmer:
- Blackberry Mtn and Clear Creek areas are being worked on.
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Flat Branch just went out and there is a crew working on it now. We are not sure of the cause, but we have reports of a tree that just fell.
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New Hope club Ln is being worked on now.
The broken pole count, that we are aware of, is as follows:
Pickens – 7
Cherokee – 2
Dawson – 6
Gilmer – 1