Birmingham – Alabama Power President and CEO Charles McCrary today announced the company’s power restoration goals following Hurricane Dennis.
At the height of the outages, 241,214 Alabama Power customers were without power. By 1:30 p.m., 110,138 customers were without power throughout the company’s service territory.
“We did not dodge a bullet, but we did dodge a firing squad,” said McCrary. “This was by no means an insignificant event for Alabama Power or our customers. I appreciate the patience and understanding of people who have been inconvenienced by this storm. Rest assured that our employees will work around the clock to help restore a sense of normalcy to your lives.”
McCrary set a goal for 99 percent restoration according to the following schedule:
*In Birmingham and surrounding areas – restored by end of day Tuesday
*In the Anniston/Gadsden area – restored by end of day Tuesday
*In the Montgomery area – restored by end of day Tuesday (*Clanton, Greenville, Selma sustained more damage and parts of each town could take longer)
*In the Eufaula/Enterprise/Phenix City area – restored by end of day Tuesday
*In the Tuscaloosa area – restored by end of day Tuesday (*Greensboro, Aliceville, Demopolis received more damage and parts of each town could take longer)
*In the Mobile area – restored by end of day Wednesday (*Brewton, Atmore, Monroeville, Flomaton, Thomasville sustained more damage and parts of each town could take longer).
There are 6,700 Alabama Power employees that are doing their jobs to ensure power is restored to customers. An additional 3,500 workers representing 17 states have committed to assist the restoration effort.
At the height of the outages, 241,214 Alabama Power customers were without power. By 1:30 p.m., 110,138 customers were without power throughout the company’s service territory.
“We did not dodge a bullet, but we did dodge a firing squad,” said McCrary. “This was by no means an insignificant event for Alabama Power or our customers. I appreciate the patience and understanding of people who have been inconvenienced by this storm. Rest assured that our employees will work around the clock to help restore a sense of normalcy to your lives.”
McCrary set a goal for 99 percent restoration according to the following schedule:
*In Birmingham and surrounding areas – restored by end of day Tuesday
*In the Anniston/Gadsden area – restored by end of day Tuesday
*In the Montgomery area – restored by end of day Tuesday (*Clanton, Greenville, Selma sustained more damage and parts of each town could take longer)
*In the Eufaula/Enterprise/Phenix City area – restored by end of day Tuesday
*In the Tuscaloosa area – restored by end of day Tuesday (*Greensboro, Aliceville, Demopolis received more damage and parts of each town could take longer)
*In the Mobile area – restored by end of day Wednesday (*Brewton, Atmore, Monroeville, Flomaton, Thomasville sustained more damage and parts of each town could take longer).
There are 6,700 Alabama Power employees that are doing their jobs to ensure power is restored to customers. An additional 3,500 workers representing 17 states have committed to assist the restoration effort.
on July 11, 2005, 9:51 pm
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