Gov. Henry McMaster Requests Expedited Major Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Helene

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today requested an Expedited Major Presidential Disaster Declaration to assist state and local response efforts to Hurricane Helene. The Presidential Disaster Declaration, if approved, would provide FEMA Individual Assistance Program help to residents impacted by the storm in Aiken, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Lexington, Oconee, Newberry, Pickens, Saluda, and Spartanburg counties. The request also includes categories A, B, and […]

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SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OF STAFF: ‘LONG, INTENSIVE PROCESS’ AHEAD

Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President Zach Hinton addressed members today about ongoing multi-day restoration efforts throughout our five-county service area. A link to the video can be found here. We will continue to provide updates today. TRANSCRIPT OF FULL REMARKS “I’ve had an opportunity to talk to several Blue Ridge Electric employees who have 40-plus […]

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SDOC: NO SCHOOL MONDAY

The School District of Oconee County will be closed on Monday, September 30th. No students or employees will report to buildings. (It will not be an eLearning Day)   Board of Trustees Special Called Board Meeting for 9/30 has been cancelled.   From Dr. Michael Thorsland:   “We know that many families and employees still do not have power and […]

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SUNDAY MORNING OUTAGE UPDATE

PICKENS, South Carolina — As of 9:45 a.m., an estimated 66 percent of our members (approximately 48,750 in total) remain without service. Below are specific outage numbers by county: Anderson: 6,148 Greenville: 5,538 Oconee: 17,203 Pickens: 19,808 Spartanburg: 43 We intend to release a video update around midday, which you are welcome to share with your audiences.

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***POWER RETURNED TO A THIRD OF MEMBERS; TN PROVIDING ASSISTANCE BEGINNING SUNDAY***

PICKENS, South Carolina — A third of all Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative members now have power as crews continue restoration work through historic damage.   Engineers continue to reiterate that this remains a multi-day recovery. They also believe the positive momentum generated today will carry into Sunday and that outages will continue to decrease. Another 26 line personnel from Tennessee […]

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***POWER RESTORED TO 11,000 MEMBERS IN LAST 24 HOURS, MORE RELIEF COMING***

Power has been restored to over 11,000 members in the last 24 hours as the multi-day restoration and rebuild efforts continue at Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative. Crews will continue to work into the evening and overnight to restore services. To contextualize some of the damage we have assessed in the last 36 hours, we have provided an update on the […]

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BREC: MULTI-DAY OUTAGES STILL EXPECTED, OVER 300 CREWS ON THE GROUND

Over 300 Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative crew members and outside aid are actively restoring power after Tropical Storm Helene caused widespread system damage. Multi-day outages remain expected, as nearly 1 million customers throughout the 11-county Upstate region are still without power as of noon today. Our shift change happened before daybreak, and crews have continued to assess and repair our grid after […]

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Sen. Graham on Tropical Storm Helene

https://x.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1839692504687407231 “Tropical Storm Helene is having a devastating impact on South Carolina. I spoke with Duke Energy leadership yesterday. They seem well prepared to act and restore power promptly.   “The scope of damage from the storm has been wide and deep. People are not only without power, but there is heavy flooding, homes have been destroyed and lives have […]

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BREC: ASSESSMENT PHASE CONTINUES INTO FRIDAY EVENING

 Restoration efforts are ongoing as crews work into Friday evening responding to unprecedented damage to our power grid caused by Tropical Storm Helene.   Hundreds of workers remain deployed throughout our five-county service area, with more arriving and working around the clock to restore service to our members. Efforts will continue through the weekend and into next week. In a statewide […]

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