***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 are arriving Sunday.
Outside crews from Alabama, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia are already on the ground. We are grateful for the outside aid during this time. Mobile sleep trailers also arrived at Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative’s headquarters this evening for crew rotation.
Outage updates will continue throughout Sunday.
Thank you for helping inform our members and the general public about the worst storm our area has seen in over 20 years.