~ Press release provided by Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative
LURAY, Feb. 6 — Following Thursday morning’s icy weather, Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative’s crews and contractors are out in full force to restore power. Members should be prepared for outage restoration efforts to last beyond Thursday.
As of 10 a.m. Thursday, more than 5,800 members are out of service. The breakdown, by counties with the highest totals, is as follows:
- Rockingham: 4,371
- Shenandoah: 463
- Augusta: 460
- Highland: 445
- Page: 150
In major storms, outage numbers can fluctuate as new issues arise and some locations are powered on. To get information in real time, including estimated times of restoration when made available, please check www.svec.coop/outage.
The major issue causing outages are fallen trees into power lines, in many cases outside of the cooperative’s right-of-way that it maintains throughout the year. Trees blocking roads further causes delays in restoration. The Virginia Department of Transportation is assisting with clearing roads to enable co-op bucket trucks access to damaged electrical infrastructure.
SVEC has routed crews from other districts to areas most affected, mostly western Rockingham County. Additional contractors are also part of restoration efforts.
In times of major outages, it’s important to remember SVEC seeks to respond to incidents affecting the most members, working backward from a substation to the end of the line. Crews will continue to work as quickly and safely as possible.
Please remember to never go near or touch downed power lines, and report those immediately to SVEC by calling 1-800-234-7832.
To report outages, members may use the MySVEC app
or go to www.svec.coop/outage.
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