Alabama Power crews, assisted by utilities from other states, continued to work Wednesday night on restoring power to customers affected by Hurricane Katrina.
At 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, 234,809 customers remained without power, down from a peak Monday night of 636,891. The company has met its goal of restoring 99 percent of customers in the Anniston area by the end of today.
Alabama Power President and CEO Charles McCrary pledged earlier today that 99 percent of power will be restored in the Birmingham area by the end of the day Friday, with 99 percent of all Alabama Power customers back on by Sept. 7. McCrary said power will be restored to 99 percent of customers who are able to accept service according to the following schedule:
*In Anniston and surrounding areas restored by end of the day today.
*In Birmingham and surrounding areas restored by end of day Friday.
*In the Tuscaloosa area restored by end of day Sunday.
*In the Mobile area restored by end of day Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Although Hurricane Katrina was the second-worst storm in company history in terms of outages, the storm is the worst on record as far as damage to the companys infrastructure. Despite the extensive damage, at 8:30 p.m. today the company and out-of-state crews had succeeded in restoring power to 63 percent of customers affected by the storm.
As of 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, outages by division were as follows:
Birmingham: 45,591
Tuscaloosa: 46,136
Mobile: 142,782
Anniston: 300
Crews from the following states were either on the ground Wednesday night or on their way to assist company crews in the restoration operation: Indiana, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The availability of additional outside crews was limited, however, because of the need in hard-hit areas in Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida.
At 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, 234,809 customers remained without power, down from a peak Monday night of 636,891. The company has met its goal of restoring 99 percent of customers in the Anniston area by the end of today.
Alabama Power President and CEO Charles McCrary pledged earlier today that 99 percent of power will be restored in the Birmingham area by the end of the day Friday, with 99 percent of all Alabama Power customers back on by Sept. 7. McCrary said power will be restored to 99 percent of customers who are able to accept service according to the following schedule:
*In Anniston and surrounding areas restored by end of the day today.
*In Birmingham and surrounding areas restored by end of day Friday.
*In the Tuscaloosa area restored by end of day Sunday.
*In the Mobile area restored by end of day Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Although Hurricane Katrina was the second-worst storm in company history in terms of outages, the storm is the worst on record as far as damage to the companys infrastructure. Despite the extensive damage, at 8:30 p.m. today the company and out-of-state crews had succeeded in restoring power to 63 percent of customers affected by the storm.
As of 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, outages by division were as follows:
Birmingham: 45,591
Tuscaloosa: 46,136
Mobile: 142,782
Anniston: 300
Crews from the following states were either on the ground Wednesday night or on their way to assist company crews in the restoration operation: Indiana, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The availability of additional outside crews was limited, however, because of the need in hard-hit areas in Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida.