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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
Christmas Lighting Competition Results 2012
by Jenny Chissus, photos by Darlene Crawford
The HEA and Seldovia Chamber sponsored Christmas Lighting Competition was a complete success!
Thank you to the many individuals and businesses who created beautiful lighting displays about town this year. First place winners in the Residential and Business categories each receive a $125.00 credit with HEA, and the second place winners in each category receive a credit for $100.00. Thank you HEA for sponsoring this competition!
It was difficult to ascertain the most beautiful – but that is the job of the selection committee for the Seldovia Chamber of Commerce.
The first place winner in the Residential category goes to Keith Swick – who lights up his neighborhood with the most colorful display!
Dick and Lisa Yingling’s brilliantly decorated home on the slough received second place! Continue Reading
Merry Christmas Seldovia
by Jenny Chissus
These photos were taken this morning and afternoon – we had a gorgeous sunny day – and a truly beautiful White Christmas! Enjoy!
Merry Christmas Seldovia!
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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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