Linemen from Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative (EMC) travelled to Snapping Shoals EMC in Covington, GA, and Habersham EMC in Clarkesville, GA, to assist with power restoration after strong winds took down trees and powerlines weathered from the weekend’s storms.
Frigid winds of up to 40 MPH blew the warmer than usual temperatures out of the area overnight and took power from more than 21,000 Members of Snapping Shoals EMC and Habersham EMC. Already dampened grounds and weakened trees from the storms over the New Year holiday combined with the winter weather caused electric structures to give way across the northern portion of the state.
Mutual aid from sister cooperatives, including Carroll EMC, arrived to help restore power to the remaining Members of the co-ops once service was restored to those affected by storms at home.
“The tornado Friday evening caused more than 1,000 outages and the cold front Sunday night caused widespread, small outages across the system,” said Jarrod Kilgore, System Engineering Supervisor for Carroll EMC. “Strong winds kept our crews working most of the weekend replacing broken poles and repairing damaged lines.”
Carroll EMC is a Member-owned cooperative providing electricity to approximately 52,000 homes and businesses. The co-op serves Members in Carroll, Haralson, Heard, Paulding, Polk, Floyd and Troup counties. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. For more information visit the cooperative’s website at carrollemc.com or follow Carroll EMC on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn. Carroll EMC: Community Built. Community Builder.
