How long should restoration take following a storm? What could prolong the effort?

YEC’s ser­vice ter­ri­to­ry includes some 3,500 miles of elec­tri­cal dis­tri­b­u­tion line in a four-coun­­ty region. Restora­tion time, there­fore, depends to a large degree on how many dif­fer­ent lines are sig­nif­i­cant­ly dam­aged. Severe dam­age to trans­mis­sion sys­tems would have the most dis­abling effect on restora­tion efforts.

Restor­ing pow­er to homes and busi­ness­es is a top pri­or­i­ty for York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive, but the safe­ty of our mem­bers and employ­ees always comes first – and it’s more impor­tant than ever to be cau­tious dur­ing extreme weath­er con­di­tions. For work­ers in buck­et trucks or attempt­ing to climb poles and tow­ers, high winds are very dan­ger­ous. Once a storm pass­es and winds drop to less than 30 miles per hour, we will safe­ly begin dili­gent­ly work­ing on out­ages and bring­ing you pow­er as quick­ly as pos­si­ble.