SWRE's
Emergency Operations in response to the January 28 ice storm ended
today. All known residential outages that resulted from the ice storm
have been restored.
The work of resetting poles and repairing electrical lines from damages of the January 28 ice storm will be ongoing.
The co-op will now concentrate on restoring all non-residential outages. This includes accounts that serve fence chargers, livestock water wells, and other services. This will involve restoring at least 200 poles in the damaged area, with the work to be performed by SWRE's staff of linemen.
In coming days, SWRE officials will meet with representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to complete financial damage assessments.