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Major restoration work completed
Gulf Power has completed its restoration of scattered power outages caused by Tropical Storm Ida.
“All that’s left are a handful of isolated outages” said Sandy Sims, Gulf Power spokesperson. “We want to thank our customers for their patience and thank our crews who worked safely throughout the night and this morning to restore power.”
At the height of the storm last night, around 5,000 of Gulf Power’s 429,000 customers – a little more than 1 percent – were without power. Some of the damage was tree-related and involved fuses, transformers and some wire down, which is similar to damage from an afternoon thunderstorm.
Gulf Power brought in 175 contractors to provide additional assistance.
Sims said if customers have not yet called to report a power outage, they should do so today to help workers pinpoint individual problems. The number to call is 1-800-GUPOWER (487-6937).
“It’s been a quiet hurricane season and we are glad that Ida did not do much to change that,” Sims said. “Ninety-nine percent of our customers had no outages. But if nothing else, Ida was a good drill for our company and our communities to help be better prepared for the next one.”
For power outages: 1-800-GU-POWER (487-6937)
Gulf Power Company is an investor-owned electric utility with all of its common stock owned by Atlanta-based Southern Company. Gulf Power serves more than 400,000 customers in 10 counties throughout Northwest Florida. The company’s mission is to safely deliver affordable, reliable and environmentally responsible energy to very satisfied customers in strong communities.
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