Outage Updates

CURRENT OUTAGES – EXTENDED POWER OUTAGE POSSIBLE

MARCH 8, 2008
11:30 AM

Letter from the CEO

MARCH 8, 2008
11:30 AM

Whitewater Valley REMC currently has had crews in Randolph and Wayne Counties working Saturday morning to restore power to about 30 individual outages.  Forty-one additional linemen from other cooperatives in Indiana and Ohio are working along side our crews with the goal of getting power back on as quickly and safely as possible.  We expect to have those 30 taken care of by early Saturday afternoon.

Next update – Monday

MARCH 7, 2008
4:30 PM

As of 4:30 pm today, Whitewater Valley REMC estimates fewer than 100 members are still without power due to Tuesday’s storm. If your power is out, please call 800-529-5557 now to report the outage. Dispatchers will contact crews immediately. Thank you.

MARCH 7, 2008
4:00 PM

Whitewater Valley REMC currently has crews in Randolph and Wayne Counties working to restore power. Some of the areas include Bartonia, Losantville, Huntsville and Hagerstown.  Forty-one additional linemen from other cooperatives in Indiana and Ohio are working along side our crews with the goal of getting power back on as quickly and safely as possible. Some members will have power restored this evening but it is possible that some members will have outages extend into the weekend. 

Next update – Saturday

MARCH 7, 2008
9:00 AM

Whitewater Valley REMC currently has crews around the Bartonia and Losantville areas in Randolph County working to restore power. Scattered areas of Wayne County are still without power and crews are dispatched and working on those outages as well. Some members will have power restored today and this evening but it is possible for some members to have outages extend into the weekend.

Next update – 12:00 pm

MARCH 6, 2008
3:30 PM

Whitewater Valley REMC continues to make progress towards restoring power. Approximately 250 members in Wayne County and 250 members in Randolph County remain without power at this time. Additional crews from Indiana and Ohio cooperatives have been working with our crews since early Wednesday morning. However, outages could extend into the weekend.

Whitewater Valley REMC wishes to thank our members for both their patience and perseverance. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused our members by this storm and thank you for your many calls which help us locate downed lines and broken poles.

Next update – Friday, March 7

MARCH 6, 2008
7:30 AM

We have made significant progress is restoring service. There are still approximately 1000 members still without power. It could be late tomorrow and maybe even early Saturday before power is fully restored. Whitewater Valley REMC is working diligently to get power restored as quickly as possible.

Next update – 12:00 pm

MARCH 5, 2008
5:00 PM

There is currently no updated information from our 3:00pm update below.

Next update – Thursday, March 6

MARCH 5, 2008
3:00 PM

We have made significant progress today restoring power to all 3 phase feeders except for Greensfork, which we hope to have back on this evening. The next step is to restore power to the single phase lines, then individual services that are still without power. Tomorrow we will work on replacing broken poles. At this point, the majority of the damage is North of I70. We estimate 2,200 members are without power at this time.

Next update – 5:00 pm

MARCH 5, 2008
11:15 AM

We are currently experiencing power outages in Wayne and Randolph counties.  It is estimated that 3,000 members are without power. Crews are working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.  However, it may take 48 to 72 hours to restore power to everyone.  If you have not called to report your power is out, please call 800-529-5557.  It is not necessary to call again if you have reported your outage.

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