Pennyrile Electric Recovering From Worst Damage Since Ice Storm

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Contract crews working alongside Pennyrile Electric linemen are expecting to make significant progress today after Sunday’s severe storms left some of the worst damage the cooperative has sustained since the 2009 Ice Storm.

Pennyrile Electric’s Vice President of Member Services Brent Gilkey says they are hoping to make more progress today as crews continue to work to restore power.

click to download audioGilkey says there are several small outages that crews are working to restore.

click to download audioWhile working alongside a crew on Cox Mill Road in South Christian County Gilkey says he continued to be amazed by the amount of damage.

click to download audioGilkey says the extent of the damage is continuing to provide challenges for crews working to restore electric service.

click to download audioHe adds crews from several states and cooperatives are in southern Pennyrile helping restore power to Pennyrile Electric members.

click to download audioAfter the severe storms that produced tornadoes in Trigg, Christian, Lyon, Caldwell, and Hopkins Counties more than 21,000 Pennyrile Electric members were left without electric service.

 

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