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HEA Update – Thursday 7:45pm – Partial Power Restored
by Joe Gallagher
Homer Electric Association crews energized the main power line between Seldovia and Six Mile Jakolof Bay Road at approximately 7:15 pm Thursday evening.
The area is now being served by the Gerry Willard Generation Plant in Seldovia.
The majority of meters (201) between the plant and Six Mile now have power, but there are still sections of line that remain de-energized. 46 consumers on South Boone, McGill Street, Lund Road, Barbara Creek, and Beckford Avenue are still without power.
HEA crews need to visually inspect those lines to ensure they are safe to energize. In addition, there are 132 meters between Six Mile and McKeon Flats that are without power at this time.
HEA crews plan to work in the area until 10:00 pm and then resume restoration efforts in the morning.
As a precautionary measure, the emergency generator in Port Graham has been put on line to ensure power continues to be provided to Port Graham and Nanwalek should a problem arise with the generator in Seldovia.
If you do not have power, please call HEA’s outage reporting hotline at 1-888-8OUTAGE (1-888-868-8243).
Please remember to always stay away from down power lines. The lines are extremely dangerous and getting too close to a line can cause serious injury or death.
For more information, please contact Joe Gallagher at 398-3478
HEA Thursday Afternoon Update – 3:30pm – Hoping to Energize the Line Today!
by Joe Gallagher
Homer Electric Association crews are in the Seldovia area this afternoon working to restore power.
The outage, which is affecting 352 HEA meters along Jakolof Bay Road to Big Tutka Bay, began on Monday morning, December 24th, after a heavy snowfall in the area damaged the power line.
HEA crews are currently again patrolling the line between the Gerry Willard Generation Plant and Six Mile Jakolof Bay Road.
If the crew is able to verify the line is clear, an attempt will be made to energize the line from the generation plant to Six Mile.
If that is successful, an attempt will be made to energize the line from Six Mile to the end of Jakolof Bay Road.
As a precautionary measure, the emergency generator has been put on line to ensure power continues to be provided to Port Graham and Nanwalek should a problem arise with the generator in Seldovia.
If you do not have power, please call HEA’s outage reporting hotline at 1-888-8OUTAGE (1-888-868-8243).
Please remember to always stay away from down power lines. The lines are extremely dangerous and getting too close to a line can cause serious injury or death.
For more information, please contact Joe Gallagher at 398-3478
HEA Thursday Morning Update – 9:45am
by Joe Gallagher
Homer Electric Association crews are enroute to Big Tutka Bay this morning to make repairs to a damaged power line. The crew originally planned to access the area with a boat, but determined that by taking a helicopter they will be able to reach the damaged line prior to high tide.
An additional HEA crew from the Kenai area has been sent to assist in the restoration work.
The outage, which is affecting 352 HEA meters along Jakolof Bay Road to Big Tutka Bay, began on Monday morning, December 24th, after a heavy snowfall in the area damaged the power line.
HEA crews have made repairs to equipment along Jakolof Bay Road, but the system still indicates there is a problem on the line between Seldovia and Six Mile on Jakolof Bay Road. The situation prevents HEA from energizing the line from the Gerry Willard Generation Plant along Jakolof Bay Road because an unexpected fault would result in damage to the generation plant and create a widespread outage in the area. The generation plant is currently providing power to Port Graham, Nanwalek and parts of Seldovia.
The goal today is to make repairs to the main line at Big Tutka Bay and then energize the line in sections from Big Tutka Bay into Seldovia.
If you do not have power, please call HEA’s outage reporting hotline at 1-888-8OUTAGE (1-888-868-8243).
Please remember to always stay away from down power lines. The lines are extremely dangerous and getting too close to a line can cause serious injury or death.
For more information, please contact Joe Gallagher at 398-3478
HEA Press Release – December 26, 2012 – 11:00am
by Joe Gallagher
Homer Electric Association crews are heading to Seldovia this morning to patrol the power line and hopefully restore power to the 352 meters along Jakolof Bay Road to Big Tutka Bay.
The outage began on Monday morning, December 24th, after a heavy snowfall in the area damaged the power line. HEA crews were unable to get to the area due to harsh weather conditions on Monday. On Tuesday, Christmas Day, the crew was able to get to Seldovia and assess the situation.
At this point, it appears there is a problem on the line between Big Tutka Bay and Little Tutka Bay. Due to the heavy snowfall, HEA cannot risk energizing the line between the Gerry Willard Generation Plant in Seldovia and Big Tutka Bay until it is certain the line is clear of all trees and other interference. An unexpected fault would result in damage to the generation plant and create a widespread outage in the area.
Around the rest of the Kenai Peninsula, most of the outages that occurred on Christmas Day have been restored. As of 11:00 am on Wednesday morning, HEA crews are working on a small outage in the North Fork area near Anchor Point and another small outage on Moose Range Drive in the Sterling area.
If you do not have power, please call HEA’s outage reporting hotline at 1-888-8OUTAGE (1-888-868-8243).
Please remember to always stay away from down power lines. The lines are extremely dangerous and getting too close to a line can cause serious injury or death.
For more information, please contact Joe Gallagher at 398-3478
Homer Electric Christmas Outage – UPDATE
by Joe Gallagher
UPDATE 5:45pm – The largest outage is in the Seldovia area where power is out along Jakolof Bay Road to Big Tutka Bay. HEA crews were able to get to the Seldovia area on Tuesday, but the heavy snowfall prevented the crew from being able to patrol the entire line and make the repairs needed to safely energize the line between the generation plant and Big Tutka Bay. The crew will return to the area on Wednesday morning to continue the restoration on work.
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