POWER RESTORED TO TWO-THIRDS OF MEMBERS; 4,900 BROUGHT ONLINE TUESDAY

PICKENS, South Carolina — Approximately 4,900 Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative members had their power restored Tuesday.
As of Tuesday night, over 40,000 members have had their power restored since Tropical Storm Helene ripped through our region. This leaves 24,151 members without power at the time of this release. That figure represents approximately 33 percent of our membership.
Further field assessments today confirmed 625 broken poles. The continued discovery of damage shows how crews make it further into a job only to find more wreckage, extending the restoration process. This continues to be the highest number of broken poles we’ve ever recorded in our 84-year history as a cooperative.
Below are the members restored by county:
Anderson: 1,454
Greenville: 872
Oconee: 781
Pickens: 1,863
Below are the remaining members without power by county:
Anderson: 3,149
Greenville: 3,188
Oconee: 8,643
Pickens: 9,125
Spartanburg: 43
Regular updates will continue this week.
