What other steps does the cooperative take to be prepared for and respond to severe or prolonged outages?

SWAECC is committed to doing everything within its power to restore power as quickly as possible. During a severe outage lasting several days the cooperative will:

  • Pre-position employees and materials in any area expected to be hit hard by severe weather
  • Call in employees from other, unaffected, SWAECC offices
  • Call in outside help from other rural electric cooperatives
  • Hire additional contract line and tree-trimming crews
  • Work long hours every day and night until power is restored
  • Use local media to update customers as to our progress