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BEMCRestoration

  1. Last 30 outages are being worked on in the Gulf Shores area.
  2. Outages are now less than 50. Let's hope the wind calms down so our control center operators and linemen can get some much deserved rest!
  3. 1,100 new outages reported in the areas south of Bay Minette. The high winds are causing major problems. Linemen are really working hard!
  4. Crews working hard to get the power back on for the remaining 300 still without it. These are mostly in the Gulf Shores area.
  5. Approximately 2,000 outages at this time. All crews working to restore power.
  6. Scattered outages throughout service area and crews are working to restore power.
  7. So far only smaller outages, but Some crews worked over 24 hours straight for small constant outages yesterday into today.
  8. Tree across road in Lazy Lane area of Elberta. Several poles broken, 4 crews working to restore power.
  9. @Jahagaman Have you reported the outage to our control center at 989-9999?
  10. Baldwin EMC is monitoring Tropical Storm Lee. Mostly rain is forecasted but should you experience an outage, please call 251-989-9999.
  11. A few single outages are left and we continue to work on those. Majority of power has been restored.
  12. Baldwin EMC is experiencing outages in Foley and Josephine areas. Working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.
  13. Thanks to our linemen and control center operators who worked hard for our members on this hot, Sunday afternoon!
  14. Baldwin EMC has all power back on. If you are still experiencing an outage, please call 251-989-9999.
  15. For clarification, transmission lines are not physically down. It is better described as power to the transmission lines is not flowing.
  16. Transmission lines are still down. From the distribution side, BEMC is working to shift some load to other substations in the interim.
  17. Baldwin EMC has 19,674 outages all related to transmission issues. Please be patient and we will get power back on as soon as possible.
  18. Six days left in this hurricane season and we are counting our blessings. Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at Baldwin EMC!
  19. Today is the beginning of a new hurricane season! Baldwin EMC is prepared and ready. Are you? Take steps now while there is no real threat.
  20. No reported outages at this time.