SLEMCO line workers will departed early Tuesday morning for Twin County Electric Power Association in Hollendale, Mississippi to assist with power restoration in the wake of Winter Storm Fern. Approximately 80% of their 12,600 customers are still without power, as of Monday afternoon. At least 300 main line poles are down due to the ice storm.
Thirty-one highlyskilled line workers and support staff are making the trip. SLEMCO’s relief crews will include a variety of specialized crews and equipment. They will be equipped with material handlers, digger-derricks, pole trailers, four-wheel drive trucks, flatbed trailers, side-by-side off-road vehicles and a mechanic truck with parts trailer.
“Lending a hand when other electric cooperatives need additional manpower to restore power in the wake of a major storm is one of the key principles of being a cooperative,” explains SLEMCO Communications Coordinator Mary Laurent.
