"By following this plan, line crews can work in the most efficient manner without making unnecessary trips or wasting time." "Excelsior EMC is following a well-established, time-tested plan to restore power," said Proctor. A repair that restores power to a large number of members will be made before a repair that restores power to only a few members. The number of members affected prioritizes repairs to the electric grid. That means visiting crews can go right to work side-by-side with local crews. Visiting crews assisting in restoration efforts include Snapping Shoals EMC from Covington, Diverse Power from Lagrange, Central Georgia EMC from Jackson, Flint Energies from Warner Robins, Middle Georgia EMC from Vienna, Irwin EMC from Ocilla, Washington EMC from Sandersville, Jefferson EMC from Louisville, Sawnee EMC from Cumming, Slash Pine EMC from Homerville, Colquitt EMC from Moultrie, Tri-County EMC from Gray, Grady EMC from Cairo, Satilla EMC from Alma, Altamaha EMC from Lyons, Georgia Right-of-Way from Washington, Bowen Tree Surgeons from Midville and Asplundh Tree Experts.Īn advantage is that all EMC linemen are trained alike. "In addition, every employee at Excelsior EMC is on duty performing some function related to the restoration effort." "Our present labor force is at least triple of what it is on a normal day," said Proctor. Freeing stuck trucks from the mud is another common occurrence.īecause of prior mutual aid agreements between Georgia's 41 EMCs, Excelsior EMC was able to get the manpower it needed in a timely fashion. They then revert to manual climbing, a much slower process. Wet soils compound the problem further, preventing crews from getting close to poles with their bucket trucks. Line technicians and right-of-way crews are doing massive amounts of tree work, frequently having to cut their way to the repair. "We've replaced at least 80 poles so far," said Proctor. Add more time if it's a complicated pole replacement. Where a wire splice and reattachment to the pole may take a shorter period of time, a simple broken pole may require up to four hours of work. We probably haven't found them all, especially those in some of the more remote areas." "As we surveyed, we found more and more broken poles. "Trees and limbs wreaked havoc on our system," said Proctor. What those crews found were trees, power lines and poles down in every direction.
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