logo

Stew Lilker’s

Columbia County Observer

Real news from Florida for working families since 2007

County News

Clay Electric: “Prepare to be without power for extended period”

Clay has 18,088 Columbia County Customers

Clay Electric repair vehicleCOLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Hurricane Ian poses a serious threat to Clay Electric's 14-county service area. The hurricane will impact the service area directly and cause significant damage to the power distribution system.

 Although the electric system is built to withstand hurricane-force winds, outages will be caused by falling trees, tree limbs and other debris.  

Due to the magnitude of the storm, members should prepare to go without power for an extended period of time.

Current estimates are for the impacts to be similar to those of Hurricane Irma in 2017.

Clay Electric has 18,088 customers in Columbia County, most in the south end of the County. Clay's customer base is 186,519.

Clay Electric personnel, along with help from other co-ops and outside crews, will begin restoration efforts as soon as it is safe to do so, and will make every effort to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

"We know this is a major inconvenience for everyone," said Chief Public Relations Officer Derick Thomas. "Our families will be facing this difficult situation just like everyone else. We will make it through this together."

--------

Information provided by Clay Electric

Comments: to add a comment go here.

This work by the Columbia County Observer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.

 
Meeting Calendar
No need to be confused - Find links to agendas and where your participation is welcome.
 
 

Make a comment • click here •
All comments are displayed at the end of the article and are moderated.