Electric cooperatives are banding together to respond throughout the aftermath of Florence, as flooding remains a major concern in the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic.
Power Outages
Electric cooperatives in the affected states maintain outage trackers, which serve as a key resource for co-ops to track the impact of the storm.
View current outage figures:
• North Carolina co-op outage map
• South Carolina co-op outage map
Mutual Aid
Electric co-ops have been working together to coordinate response efforts. The mutual response plans involve co-ops in many states pitching in to help with power restoration efforts.
More than 40,000 lineworkers from electric companies, electric co-ops and public power utilities have mobilized to restore power in the wake of the storm. This includes mutual assistance workers from at least 17 states so far.
Click the map to view the enlarged version.
The following video shows crews from Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corp. dispatching to restore power in Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative’s service territory in North Carolina on Saturday morning.
Power Restoration
The following graphic shows the process of power restoration after a major storm.
Download the full set of maps and graphics.
More NRECA Resources
• Tracking the Electric Co-op Response to Florence
• Press Release: Electric Power Industry Closely Coordinating Across the Sector and With Its Federal Government Partners
• Co-ops on the East Coast Brace for Hurricane Florence
• NRECA Supporting Co-ops in Affected Areas
• #HurricaneFlorence: Co-ops’ Social Media Outreach
For questions, please contact Stephen Bell (Stephen.Bell@nreca.coop, 571-205-7719).
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Cooperative Photos from Hurricane Florence
Middle Tennessee EMC's 16 volunteers are part of more than 230 volunteers working with Carteret-Craven EMC to restore power in the wake of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina.
Alabama's Cullman Electric Cooperative crew battle rain and wind to assist Brunswick EMC. (Photo courtesy: Chad Thompson)
South River EMC doing whatever it takes to get the power back on. (Photo courtesy: South River EMC)
Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative crews continue to battle flood waters and the remnants of Hurricane Florence as they help Four County Electric Membership Corporation restore power in North Carolina. (Photo by Anthony Johnson)
Monitoring outages and the storm at Pee Dee Electric (Photo courtesy: Pee Dee Electric)
Nine Duck River EMC lineworkers and seven trucks are aiding crews from Lumbee River EMC. (Photo courtesy: Duck River EMC)
Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative volunteers work on recovery with EnergyUnited in Statesville, NC. The crew says the rain is heavy but spirits are co-op strong. (Photo courtesy: Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative)
A downed pole in the road in Four County EMC service territory. (Photo courtesy: Four County EMC)
Flooding in Four County EMC service territory. (Photo courtesy: Four County EMC)
Lineworkers from Tennessee's Chickasaw Electric Cooperative are assisting Pee Dee Electric crews in restoring power. (Photo courtesy: Chickasaw Electric Cooperative)
Southern Coals Kitchen in Fayetteville called in staff to prepare 400 lunch plates for South River EMC. (Photo courtesy: South River EMC)
A broken pole dangles over the road in Four County EMC service territory. (Photo courtesy: Four County EMC)
Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative crews continue to battle flood waters and the remnants of Hurricane Florence as they help Four County Electric Membership Corporation restore power in North Carolina. (Photo by Anthony Johnson)
Flooding closes roads in Pee Dee Electric service territory (Photo courtesy: Pee Dee Electric)
Crews at Brunswick EMC roll out. (Photo courtesy: Brunswick EMC)
Workers fuel up to face the storm at Pee Dee Electric (Photo courtesy: Pee Dee Electric)
Flooding in Four County EMC service territory. (Photo courtesy: Four County EMC)
Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation works with crews from Carteret-Craven EMC to restore power. (Photo courtesy: Middle Tennessee EMC)
Fallen trees in Four County Electric Membership Corporation service territory in North Carolina. (Photo by Anthony Johnson)
Line crews at Pee Dee Electric face high winds and flooding (Photo courtesy: Pee Dee Electric)
Surry-Yadkin EMC cooks are hard at work already this morning preparing breakfast for line crews before they head out. (Photo courtesy: Surry-Yadkin EMC)
Tree down in Pee Dee Electric service territory. (Photo courtesy: Chickasaw Electric Cooperative)
Lineworkers from Tennessee's Chickasaw Electric Cooperative are seeing significant flooding as they assist Pee Dee Electric crews in restoring power. (Photo courtesy: Chickasaw Electric Cooperative)
Nine Duck River EMC lineworkers and seven trucks are aiding crews from Lumbee River EMC where flooding is an ongoing issue. (Photo courtesy: Duck River EMC)
One lineworker carries a reminder of why safety is important. (Photo courtesy: Tideland EMC)
Missouri lineworkers provide assistance to Santee Electric Cooperative in Florence County. (Photo courtesy: Santee Electric Cooperative)
Union Power Cooperative crews continue to make progress restoring power. (Photo courtesy: Union Power Cooperative)
Union Power Cooperative lineworker works in among the trees. (Photo courtesy: Union Power Cooperative)
Eggs Up Grill in Conway delivers a grab-and-go lunch to Horry Electric crews, They had DEMCO from Mississippi and Beauregard crews from Louisiana with them, plus Davie Tree crews. (Photo courtesy: Horry Electric Cooperative)
Additional crews from Alabama, Virginia, and Tennessee arrive to assist Union Power Cooperative in restoration efforts. (Photo courtesy: Union Power Cooperative)
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative crews are faced with severe flooding, periods of heavy rainfall and wind gust that slow the restoration process. (Photo courtesy: Pee Dee Electric Cooperative)
Missouri lineworkers provide assistance to Santee Electric Cooperative in Florence County. Here they are wading through a swamp to pick up a line. (Photo courtesy: Santee Electric Cooperative)
Union Power Cooperative crews make progress restoring power, working in challenging conditions. (Photo courtesy: Union Power Cooperative)
Santee Electric Cooperative crews roll out before the sun rises. (Photo courtesy: Santee Electric Cooperative)
Brunswick EMC crews deal with flooded roads. (Photo courtesy: Brunswick EMC)
Treacherous conditions and soft ground bring about downed lines. (Photo courtesy: Union Power Cooperative)
Horry Electric Cooperative crew works on finishing up the replacement of two utility poles in the Socastee area that, once the lines are heated up, will restore service to about 1500 members. (Photo courtesy: Horry Electric Cooperative)
Randolph EMC crews continue to report broken poles & downed spans of wire, which account for several prolonged outages. Most broken poles have resulted from trees outside the right of way falling onto power lines because of the heavily saturated ground. (Photo courtesy: Randolph EMC)
Union Power Cooperative lineworkers endeavor to work safely in dangerous conditions. (Photo courtesy: Union Power Cooperative)
York Electric Cooperative crew working to get a tree off of the line causing the outage for our Lakeview Circuit 6 members near Coltharp Road and Hwy 21. (Photo courtesy: York Electric Cooperative)
Lee Electric crews are replacing a broken pole and cross arm 2 miles east of Cypress Landing. (Photo courtesy: Tideland EMC)
Crews reported for duty at 5:30 on September 16 at Tideland EMC's Pamlico County office. The co-op plans to have 120 people on the south side of the Pamlico River. (Photo courtesy: Tideland EMC)
Safety of crews and employees is the top priority for Union Power Cooperative as they work to restore power. (Photo courtesy: Union Power Cooperative)
The last major obstacle before two circuits can be energized. (Greg Morris photo from Tideland EMC)
Missouri linemen have arrived at Santee Electric Cooperative. They will be working in all four counties of Santee's service territory. (Photo courtesy: Santee Electric Cooperative)
Crews from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas have arrived to assist with potential outages at Blue Ridge EMC. (Photo courtesy: Blue Ridge EMC)
Crews from Arkansas co-ops gather at Blue Ridge EMC's Pickens warehouse before going out in the field to restore power. (Photo courtesy: Blue Ridge EMC)
Tri-County dispatchers are on shifts and will continue to monitor the storm and outages. (Photo courtesy: Tri-County Electric Cooperative)
Big trees cause big problems. Lucky for the members of Lynches River Electric Cooperative, they have awesome tree crews out in Chesterfield County, SC working to get these trees off the line and get power back on! (Photo courtesy: Lynches River Electric Cooperative)
Santee Cooper line crews hard at work to restore power. (Photo courtesy: Santee Cooper)
Making repairs to the Davis Station substation. (Photo courtesy: Santee Electric Cooperative)
Power restoration in Roanoke EMC's service territory. (Photo courtesy: Roanoke EMC)
Brunswick EMC crews are methodically riding the lines to identify and safely remove trees from lines, like this one on Bricklanding Road. (Photo courtesy: Brunswick EMC)
Crews from Four County EMC and assisting cooperative Sequatchee Valley wait for weather to allow restoration work to begin. (Photo courtesy: Four County EMC)
Apprentice lineman Zach Stewart gets ready to open a tap and change a 3-phase cross arm on the Four County system. (Photo courtesy: Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative)
Middle Tennessee Electric Cooperative crews and equipment head out with Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative crews to begin restoration in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. (Photo courtesy: Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative)
Downed trees disrupt more than power. (Photo courtesy: South River EMC)
York Electric Cooperative linemen are hard at work to replace and repair the broken poles to get members' power back on as soon as possible. (Photo courtesy: York Electric Cooperative)
High winds near the North Carolina coast are leading to downed trees, limbs and in this case a pole. (Photo courtesy: Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative)
Florida's Clay Electric Cooperative sent 31 employees and the pictured "Marsh Master" to assist Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation. in North Carolina (Photo courtesy: Clay Electric Cooperative)
Caney Fork crews bound for Rockingham North Carolina to help restore power at Pee Dee EMC on September 14. (Photo courtesy: Caney Fork Electric Cooperative)
Asplundh tree crews stage themselves to provide assistance at North Carolina's Brunswick EMC. Note the Minnesota tags visible in this picture. (Photo courtesy: Brunswick EMC)
Lineworkers from Jones-Onslow EMC in Jacksonville, North Carolina, met on Sept. 12 to discuss power restoration efforts in preparation for Hurricane Florence. (Photo courtesy: Jones-Onslow EMC)
Materials handler Tim Ford and warehouse manager Pat Corbett cut wire as Hurricane Florence approaches at Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative in Newport, North Carolina. (Photo courtesy: Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative)
A Rutherford Electric Membership Corp. bucket truck on standby for the approaching storm. (Photo courtesy: Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative)
As the sun was coming up Sept. 12, seven trucks loaded with equipment and 10 men left Tennessee's Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative headed to Four County Electric Membership Corp. in Burgaw, North Carolina, to assist with Hurricane Florence recovery efforts. (Photo courtesy: Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative)
Storm restoration kits prepped and ready to go at Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative. (Photo courtesy: Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative)
Randolph EMC crews and contractors providing storm assistance gathered early this morning for a briefing & hot breakfast to fuel up to respond to any outages that might occur in the wake of Hurricane Florence. (Photo courtesy: Randolph EMC)
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative staff pack snacks for crew who will be in the field. (Photos courtesy: PEE DEE Electric Cooperative)
Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corp. sent 10 lineworkers to Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corp. in Jacksonville, North Carolina, to assist with Hurricane Florence recovery efforts. (Photo courtesy: Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corp.)
Tri-County EMC workers prep for Hurricane Florence. (Photo courtesy: Tri-County EMC)
Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation sent 12 lineworkers along with three bucket trucks, two digger trucks and two pickup trucks to South River Electric Membership Corporation in Dunn, N.C. to assist with Hurricane Florence recovery efforts. (Photo Courtesy: Cumberland EMC)