Some Victims of Cumberland Co. Ice Storm Still Don’t Have Power
Cumberland County, TN (WDEF) As a new winter ice and snow event arrives in Tennessee, some Volunteer Electric customers still don’t have power from the last ice storm.
VEC reports about 132 customers still don’t have service.
All but two of them are in Cumberland County.
In most cases, there is structural damage to the service entry that must be fixed before power can be restored.
Cumberland emergency responders describe last week’s damage as comparable to an F-2 tornado.
VEC Vice President of Operations Clyde Jolley says “In my 42-years with VEC, this is one of the worst weather events I’ve ever seen.”
“We had more than 700 broken poles and an estimated $9.5 million in damage to the system.”
At the peak of the storm 40.000 people lost power from Bledsoe to Overton counties.
“This has been one of the most challenging weather events in the history of Volunteer Energy Cooperative and we are very grateful for the cooperation, dedication, and patience of everyone involved.”
VEC reports about 132 customers still don’t have service.
All but two of them are in Cumberland County.
In most cases, there is structural damage to the service entry that must be fixed before power can be restored.
Cumberland emergency responders describe last week’s damage as comparable to an F-2 tornado.
VEC Vice President of Operations Clyde Jolley says “In my 42-years with VEC, this is one of the worst weather events I’ve ever seen.”
“We had more than 700 broken poles and an estimated $9.5 million in damage to the system.”
At the peak of the storm 40.000 people lost power from Bledsoe to Overton counties.
“This has been one of the most challenging weather events in the history of Volunteer Energy Cooperative and we are very grateful for the cooperation, dedication, and patience of everyone involved.”
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