Hundreds of crew members from throughout the state are in Florida and Georgia this week to assist utilities with power restoration, tree trimming, etc. It's part of national mutual aid agreement.
Alabama utilities travel to Florida, Georgia ready to assist with power restoration after Hurricane IdaliaA Riviera Utilities crew prepares to leave for Gainesville, Florida, on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. A crew of 21 workers departed from Love's Truck Stop in Loxley, Ala., ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Idalia. The center of Idalia is forecast to make landfall well north of the Tampa-St. Petersburg area. The Gainesville area is expected to receive hurricane-forced winds.
Alabama Power is sending 350 crew members to assist Georgia Power. The storm’s path includes areas like Savannah, where the utilities crews could be assisting although nothing is confirmed yet. Utilities are anticipating widespread power outages in Southeast Georgia. At Riviera Utilities, 21 crew members gathered up outside a truck stop in Loxley early Tuesday and left for Gainesville, Florida. The crew will assist Gainesville Regional Utilities in restoration work. The crew included electric line workers, engineering coordinators, and a vegetation management crew, according to spokeswoman Lily Jackson.
After Hurricane Sally devastated Baldwin County in 2020, utilities from Gainesville assisted Fairhope in getting power restored. The coordination is a national effort, coordinated among public power utilities by the Virginia-based American Public Power Association.“Everyone is in preparation mode,” said Adrienne Lotto, APPA Senior Vice President, Grid Security, Technical & Operations Services. “Right now, no one has an unmet need.”, which are in short supply in the U.S. The transformers, often found atop a power pole, are the mechanical devices that bring power to residential and commercial areas.
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