Blue Ridge Electric Continues Power Restoration
For Immediate Release
Contact: Renee Whitener, Director of Public Relations, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, (828) 758-2383 ext. 3213; Pager: 1-800-471-1323; or E-mail: Renee Whitener
Lenoir, North Carolina (December 15,---4 p.m., 2005) – Power restoration efforts continue as linemen with Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation work this afternoon to repair lines damaged by falling trees and limbs after an ice storm earlier today.
Approximately 700 people across the cooperative’s service territory are without power at 4 p.m. Additional crews have been called in to assist in restoring power as quickly as possible this evening.
The majority of the outages are in Alleghany County, where 400 members were affected after a tree fell on a power line in the Mertie Road area at 1:30 p.m. Outages are scattered across southern Caldwell County, where linemen are working to restore power to approximately 200 members who lost power starting at 2 p.m.. In Watauga County, 62 members in the Cranberry Springs community have been affected since 3:32 p.m. And in Ashe County, 92 members near the Alleghany County line on Hwy. 88 were without power starting at 2:35 p.m.
To report a power outage at any time of the day or night, call the cooperative’s automated outage reporting Powerline at 1-800-448-2383.
For public safety, Blue Ridge Electric reminds individuals to stay away from downed power lines, which can still be energized and therefore dangerous or even deadly. If a power line is on the ground, or if a tree falls on a line, STAY AWAY!! Additionally, don’t drive vehicles over downed power lines. Contact Blue Ridge Electric immediately to report a downed power line.
Blue Ridge Electric serves some 68,000 members in Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, and Alleghany counties as well as parts of Wilkes, Alexander and Avery counties.
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