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As Hurricane Helene approaches our service territory, we are encouraging all members to prepare now for severe weather and power outages. We are urging those who are dependent on medical devices that require electricity to make plans to ensure your safety. In the event of a power outage, Colquitt EMC wants to restore power to members as quickly and safely as possible. Power outages are worked from the substation out, meaning we cannot restore power to individual homes without making...

My fellow members, I am sure you are all aware of the storm conditions that appear to be heading our way. The prediction is that Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall somewhere in the Big Bend area of Florida around 11 PM Thursday. Forecasts have been evolving over the last several days and it seems with each update, the circumstances become more and more serious for our area. The original projected path was to the west of our service territory, but with each subsequent...

Thursday, August 8, 2024 – 9:50 AM A Message from Our President/CEO My fellow members, We certainly have had several days with a lot of work. From Monday afternoon when the winds subsided and allowed us to begin work until now, it has been roughly two and a half days. At the height of the storm, we had 42,000 meters without service. We currently have 95 meters without service. Working through large outages is not something we like to experience. With the hard work of our crews...