Company in final stages of restoration effort, statewide progress advancing ahead of original schedule

75,000 customers remain without power statewide; company on track to restore 95 percent of impacted customers by Saturday night

Georgia Power not accepting payments for expedited service restoration, or declining to reconnect service due to past due bill

Power restored to 830,000 customers, company expects to restore 95 percent of impacted customers by Saturday night instead of Sunday

Electric service to more than 700,000 customers restored, progress continues with nearly 8,000 personnel engaged in response effort