A Gulf Power Company storm restoration team of 65 employees is headed to Tuscaloosa this morning to help restore electric service following a powerful storm system that swept across most of Alabama last night.

At the height of Monday’s storm, 129,000 Alabama Power customers were without power. The majority—79,000—were in the Birmingham area.

Line personnel and support staff will assist Alabama Power, heading initially to Tuscaloosa. Gulf Power employees from across Northwest Florida comprise the 65 members of the work group.

“We’re glad to be able to help our fellow Southern Company utility after this storm,” said Jeff Rogers with Gulf Power. “Our crews had just spent the past weekend battling outages here in our service area so we know how important it is to work safely to get power restored as quickly as possible.”

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 435,000 customers in eight counties throughout Northwest Florida. The company’s mission is to safely deliver affordable, reliable and environmentally responsible electric service to our customers while working to improve the communities we serve. Visit online at GulfPower.com or on the company’s Facebook page, “Gulf Power Company.”

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