Fayette Electric Cooperative Provides Update on Weekend Outages

Fayette Electric Cooperative (FEC) is sharing an update following a series of weather-related outages that affected members across the service territory from Friday morning through Monday at midnight.

Over the four days, FEC crews and contractor crews responded to 35 separate outages, impacting a total of 3,134 meters across the system. Most of these outages were the direct result of damaging winds and ice, which caused tree limbs to break or make contact with power lines.

Outage Causes:

•    24 of the 35 outages were caused by trees or tree limbs on the lines.
•    Wind gusts combined with freezing moisture resulted in limbs sagging or snapping, creating hazardous conditions and service interruptions.

Areas Most Affected:
While outages were spread throughout our service area, Fayette County accounted for 32 of the 35 incidents. The largest service interruptions occurred in the following communities:

•    Plum: 551 meters affected
•    Flatonia: 340 meters affected
•    Northwest of Schulenburg: 388 meters affected

Crews worked around the clock throughout the weekend to restore power as safely and quickly as possible. Restoration times varied by location depending on the extent of tree damage, weather conditions, and accessibility of the affected lines.

FEC expresses its sincere appreciation to members for their patience and to its line workers and support staff for their tireless efforts during difficult weather conditions.