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HEA Update – 9:30am – Power Restored in Seldovia!
by Joe Gallagher
Homer Electric Association crews were able to energize the main power line between Seldovia and Six Mile Jakolof Bay road at approximately 7:15 pm Thursday evening.
The crew continued to work in the area through the night and at approximately 1:30 am on Friday, power was restored to all 257 meters between the Gerry Willard Generation Plant in Seldovia and Six Mile Jakolof Bay Road.
Today, HEA crews plan to patrol the power line between Six Mile and the end of Jakolof Bay Road to ensure that the line is safe to energize. Once the line inspection is completed, the 58 meters in that area will be put on generation.
A second HEA crew will be in the Big Tutka area today to make repairs to the main power line that was damaged in this week’s storm.
Seldovia, Port Graham, and Nanwalek will continue to be served by the Gerry Willard Generation Plant and the generator in Port Graham until repairs are made to the main line in Big Tutka Bay.
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 downed 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 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
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