Co-ops Recover from Hurricane Harvey

Beauregard Electric Cooperative crew wades through water in their efforts to restore power after Hurricane Harvey. (Photo By: Beauregard EC)

Downed power lines following Tropical Storm Harvey’s landfall Aug. 30 on the Louisiana coast. (Photo By: Danielle Tilley/ Beauregard EC)

A co-op crew repairs power lines following Tropical Storm Harvey’s landfall Aug. 30 on the Louisiana coast. (Photo By: Danielle Tilley/ Beauregard EC)

Coastal community of Rockport, Texas after Hurricane Harvey struck. (Copyright Photo By: Anne Harvey, Touchstone Energy)

Electric cooperative crews work to restore power in Victoria EC service territory after Hurricane Harvey. (Photo By: Victoria EC)

Electric cooperatives making repairs along the central Texas coast following Hurricane Harvey are facing flooded roads. (Photo By: Victoria EC)

Electric cooperative crews work to restore power in Victoria EC service territory after Hurricane Harvey. (Photo By: Victoria EC)

Crews work from an air boat to restore power to Bluebonnet Electric Co-op members. (Photo By: Bluebonnet Electric Co-op)

Downed trees and lines are a common sight across parts of Texas as crews work to restore power after Hurricane Harvey, (Photo By: Bluebonnet Electric Co-op)

Rains for Hurricane Harvey turned a small creek near Rockne, Texas, into a raging river as crews from Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative continued to restore power. (Photo By: Bluebonnet EC)

Hurricane Harvey caused substantial damage in communities like Victoria Texas. (Photo By: Victoria EC)

A storage yard on Lavaca Bay, south of Victoria, Texas was devastated by hurricane force winds and storm surge. (Photo By: Victoria EC)

Crews splash through rain-slickened roads to assess damage after Hurricane Harvey. (Photo By: Victoria Electric Co-op)

Electric cooperatives making repairs along the central Texas coast following Hurricane Harvey, are facing flooded roads. (Photo By: Mid-South Synergy)

Electric cooperatives making repairs along the central Texas coast following Hurricane Harvey, are facing flooded roads. (Photo By: San Bernard Electric Cooperative)

Grayson-Collin EC sends crews to Inez, Texas, to help Victoria Electric Cooperative. (Photo By: Grayson-Collin EC)

Floods and downed trees are not the only hazard that Guadalupe Valley Electric linemen have encountered while restoring power after Harvey.(Photo By: GVEC)

Guadalupe Valley Electric worker cuts through trees to get to downed lines. (Photo By: GVEC)

Lineworkers and field operations support staff from Corinth, Texas-based CoServ prepare to head to South Texas to help Sinton-based San Patricio Electric Cooperative restore power. (Photo By: Sarah Ellis/CoServ)