May 26, 2011
Caddo Electric Cooperative, Binger: 125 poles destroyed; 10 residential outages remaining today, total of 79 meters out; all residential customers should be on by late today; remaining by Friday evening.
Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative, Seminole: 2 poles destroyed; peak outages at 300. Power has been restored to all consumer-members that can safely receive electricity.
Central Rural Electric Cooperative, Stillwater: 25 poles destroyed; less than 5 residential outages remaining, 2 oil field. Should have all restored by this evening.
Cimarron Electric Cooperative, Kingfisher: 450+ poles destroyed; approximately 450 meters without power, 375 residential of that total. Most residential to be restored by Friday. Alfalfa EC and Harmon EA crews assisting.
East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, Okmulgee: 4 poles destroyed; peak outages 3,540. Power has been restored to all consumers who can safely receive electric service.
Indian Electric Cooperative, Cleveland: 15 poles destroyed; Less than 15 outages remain. All consumers who can safely receive electric service should be restored by end of day Friday.
Kiamichi Electric Cooperative, Wilburton: 32 poles destroyed; 1 outage remaining.
Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Hulbert: 18 poles destroyed; All power has been restored to all consumers who can receive power safely.
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, Vinita: 10 poles destroyed Tuesday, 228 destroyed in Sunday's tornadoes. 9,500 outages at peak; 230 outages now remaining.
(Northeast has crews (24 men total) from Cookson Hills EC, Indian EC, and Verdigris Valley EC assisting with their repair efforts.)
Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, Norman: 210 poles destroyed; 203 outages remain; peak outages - 15,060. All power should be restored to those who can safely receive it by end of day Friday. Most of the remaining outages at OEC are in the Blanchard to Newcastle and Washington to Goldsby areas. (Kiwash Electric Cooperative and Northwestern Electric Cooperative are assisting OEC, along with contract crews and ROW crews from Asplundh.)
People's Electric Cooperative, Ada: 8 poles destroyed; peak outages at 1,600 around 10:00 PM Tuesday night. All power has been restored to those who can safely receive it.
Red River Valley REA, Marietta: 14 poles destroyed; Power was restored to all consumers in the Ringling and Mannsville areas by 7:00 PM Wednesday night.
Rural Electric Cooperative, Lindsay: 100 poles destroyed; 13 outages remaining.
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, Anadarko: at least 71 high-voltage transmission structures damaged/destroyed; 1 sub (Cana) destroyed.
(WFEC has requested that crews from Lea County Electric Cooperative, Loving, New Mexico be on standby to assist in their transmission line repair and rebuild effort.)
Totals: 1,000 to 1,025 distribution poles destroyed; 71 to 75 WFEC high-voltage transmission structures damaged or destroyed. One WFEC substation (Cana) destroyed. Currently 998 outages as of 9:30 AM 5/26/11.
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May 25, 2011
Storm damage and outage updates have been received from the following twelve (12) Electric Cooperatives this morning:
Caddo Electric Cooperative, Binger: 125 poles destroyed; 750 outages as of 11:00 PM last night; all should be on by late this evening.
Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative, Seminole: 2 poles destroyed; peak outages at 300, all restored by midnight.
Central Rural Electric Cooperative, Stillwater: 25 poles destroyed; only 100 outages this morning.
Cimarron Electric Cooperative, Kingfisher: 450 poles destroyed; approximately 1,200 meters without power this morning.
Kiamichi Electric Cooperative, Wilburton: 15 poles destroyed; 664 outages, mainly in LeFlore County.
Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Hulbert: 13 poles destroyed; 411 outages this morning.
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, Vinita: 2 poles destroyed; 934 outages (about 500 cause by recent storm; rest from Sunday's tornadoes)
Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, Norman: 150 poles destroyed; 4,700 outages at 8:30 AM; peak outages - 15,060. All subs are energized.
(Kiwash Electric Cooperative and Northwestern Electric Cooperative are assisting OEC, along with contract crews from Asplundh.)
People's Electric Cooperative, Ada: 8 poles destroyed; peak outages at 1,600 around 10:00 PM, all meters restored by 1:00 AM this morning.
Red River Valley REA, Marietta: 14 poles destroyed; 130 outages in Ringling area, 6 in Mannsville area.
Rural Electric Cooperative, Lindsay: 60 to 100 poles destroyed; 50 to 60 outages reported.
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, Anadarko: at least 71 high-voltage transmission structures damaged/destroyed; 2 subs heavily damaged.
Totals: 850 to 900 distribution poles destroyed; 71 to 75 high-voltage transmission structures damaged or destroyed. Currently 8,955 outages.
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May 24, 2011
CONTACT: Clint Branham, 1-800-256-6405, ext. 9340; clint.branham@neelectric.com
Effort to restore service hampered by widespread flooding
Despite Monday’s torrential rain and ensuing flooding, Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative continued its effort to restore electric service to members impacted by Sunday’s storms. Just over 900 cooperative members remained without electric service
Tuesday morning.
Mutual aid assistance crews from neighboring cooperatives joined NEOEC service personnel and contract crews early Tuesday morning, bringing the total number of service personnel responding in the aftermath of the storms to 150. Crews face challenging conditions Tuesday with closed roads, flooded job sites and mud hampering restoration efforts. More than 200 broken poles must be replaced.
Cooperative officials say some members may be out of power until Thursday evening. If damage is suspected between the meter and the home, homeowners are encouraged to have a licensed electrician make the necessary repairs so that the home can safely receive service when it becomes available.
Extreme caution is urged in areas where fallen trees, flooding and debris have created hazards. Damaged electrical components such as broken poles and downed power lines should be avoided and can be reported by calling 1-800-256-6405. Visit www.neelectric.com for the latest information.
May 23, 2011
Cooperative crews continue restoration effort
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative crews worked throughout the night to restore service to members impacted by storms that slammed the region Sunday night.
Approximately 1,000 members remain without power as of 7:30 a.m. Monday morning. Upwards of 40 poles are estimated to have been broken during the storms.
Cooperative crews continue to work amid extensive damage. They have been joined by contract crews and tree-clearing specialists from Northeast Rural Services.
“One of our biggest challenges is finding a way to remove trees from the roadways,” said Rick Shurtz, NEOEC’s Manager of Operations. “We’ve got to clear a path before we can get into some of these areas to assess the damage to our electrical facilities.”
Areas hardest hit include main feeder lines east out of the Cleora substation, the main feeder lines south out of the Grove substation and Zena. Travel in the Zena area has been made especially difficult by blown debris and fallen trees.
Cooperative officials continue to urge caution around down powerlines.
“Please keep a safe distance if you encounter a downed powerline,” said Shurtz. “Always treat downed lines as if they are energized and report them as soon as possible.”
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative members can call 1-800-256-6405 to report an outage. For the latest updates on restoration progress, visit online at www.neelectric.com .
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