REC Restores Power to 94% of Members after Storm
Sunday | January 9, 2022

As of Sunday evening, about 6,000 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative member-owners remained without power after historic Winter Storm Frida shook the electric grid to its core.

That total is down from a peak of more than 98,000 outages reported on Monday afternoon.

Crews, contractors and mutual-aid workers worked through Sunday’s rain to replace broken poles, set new transformers, string new wire and make other repairs necessary to restore power.

They continue to make progress on replacing more than 520 poles broken in the storm, and more broken poles are still being discovered. Each pole replacement can take several hours. 

“With our Mutual Aid Army from more than 10 different states, we are confident we can restore the remaining outages in the coming days,” said Casey Hollins, Managing Director – Communications and Public Relations.

“To those who are still without power, please know your co-op continues to do everything it possibly can to get your lights and heat back on. These outages are not just numbers – they are families and businesses. Crews continue to make major strides each day in repairing the devastating damage, and we have not forgotten you.”

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