Coweta-Fayette EMC Outage Update

Here’s the current outage situation as of 8:00 AM, Tuesday, Sept. 12th. Number Without Power:  approximately 11,650 (down from a peak of 30,000) Main Areas Effected: Brooks Moreland North Fayetteville Tyrone We still have wide-spread outages across the Coweta-Fayette...

EMCs FORGE AHEAD WITH POWER RESTORATION

TUCKER, Ga. –  As of 3 p.m., Georgia’s electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) are reporting approximately 347,000 customers without power, down from a peak of 550,000 customers late Monday night. EMC crews have worked throughout the day conducting damage assessments...

EMCs MAKE RESTORATION PROGRESS

TUCKER, Ga. — As of 10 a.m. the electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) of Georgia are reporting approximately 428,000 customers without power, down from 466,000 earlier today.   Now that Tropical Storm Irma has moved through Georgia and taken...

EMCs WORK OVERNIGHT TO RESTORE POWER

TUCKER, Ga. –  As of 5 a.m., EMCs are reporting approximately 466,000 customers without power, down from 537,000 last evening. Tropical-force winds, torrential downpours and the sheer size of Irma resulted in extensive damage to the electric infrastructure. On Monday,...

EMCs BATTLE TOUGH CONDITIONS AND POWER OUTAGES

TUCKER, Ga. –  As of 8 p.m., Georgia’s electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) are reporting approximately 537,000 customers without power, up from 375,000 this afternoon. The day started with 31,000 outages in south and southeast Georgia, but EMC representatives...

Coweta-Fayette EMC Impacted by Hurricane Irma

PALMETTO, Ga. – Coweta-Fayette Electric Membership Corporation’s (EMC) is assessing the damage as Hurricane Irma continues to topple trees and leave power lines a tangled mess. “As of 4:00 PM we have approximately 30,000 services without power,” said Chellie Phillips,...