More than 110 lineworkers from North Carolina\u2019s electric cooperatives traveled to Alabama in September to help restore power to thousands of people who were left in the dark because of Hurricane Sally.<\/p>\n
Halifax EMC, along with ten other North Carolina electric cooperatives: Albemarle EMC, Blue Ridge Energy, Brunswick Electric, Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative, Central Electric, EnergyUnited, Four County EMC, Lumbee River EMC, Pee Dee Electric and Piedmont Electric assisted Baldwin EMC in restoration efforts. Baldwin EMC, Alabama\u2019s largest electric cooperative, had nearly 78,000 consumer-members without power.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s part of the culture of cooperatives to support each other in times of need,\u201d said Farris Leonard, manager of Job Training and Safety for North Carolina\u2019s Electric Cooperatives, who traveled with crews to Alabama. \u201cIn North Carolina, we are no stranger to hurricanes, and we\u2019re grateful for the efforts of cooperative crews that have worked alongside us after storms. We\u2019re proud to support each other and serve cooperative members.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reports of downed trees and power lines, broken power poles and flooding came in from across Baldwin EMC\u2019s service area. Because of the extensive damage, including damage to transmission lines that feed substations, Baldwin EMC cautioned its members to prepare for prolonged outages.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t want to sugarcoat this; we\u2019re in it for the long haul,\u201d the co-op said on Twitter.<\/p>\n
To ensure safety, North Carolina\u2019s electric cooperative crews took the same expanded, pandemic-related measures that they have been taking. These included working in smaller groups with increased physical distancing, limited sharing of equipment and stringent cleaning and disinfection practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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