March 17, 2026 • 2:00 PM 

We have fewer than 200 members without power after Friday’s windstorm, and our crews haven’t stopped. Our crews are making solid progress today as they work through the remaining outages. Estimated restoration times are updated regularly on our outage map, so please check there for the latest info.

A huge thank‑you to our crews who are out there all day, in every kind of weather, pushing to get everyone back on tonight.

We also want to take a moment to talk about tree maintenance. Our goal is to maintain our rights‑of‑way (ROW) on a four‑year trimming cycle, meaning we reach your area once every four years. Many of the trees that caused issues during this windstorm were outside the ROW. As you can see from the photos, trees in our service territory are often much taller than the power lines, and even when the ROW is clear, tall trees can fall from far away and still cause damage.

We can’t cut all the trees—nor are we trying to—but the work our vegetation crews do year‑round makes a huge difference. Without their efforts, the damage from this storm would have been far worse.

So next time you see our tree‑trimming crews, please give them a thank‑you—they truly help keep the lights on.

Click here to view our outage map.

How we restore power after an outage

Safety of the public as well as those working on our lines is our top priority. The first step to accomplishing this goal is to locate downed power lines and make sure electricity is no longer flowing through the wires. Always assume downed power lines are energized and dangerous. Consider any object touching lines energized as well. Please report downed power lines to The Energy Cooperative at 1-888-535-5732 and local emergency authorities

We restore power in this order to get the greatest number of members back on as quickly as possible.

1. Transmission lines – carry power long distances
2. Substations – must operate before neighborhoods can
3. Three‑phase lines – restore power to the largest groups
4. Single‑phase lines – feed local streets & rural members
5. Service lines – power to individual homes

How many of your crews are working right now?

The short answer is all of them. All of our linemen are out. All of our right-of-way crews are out. All of our staking engineers are out assessing damage. All of our engineers are monitoring the system. Everyone is out or supporting restoration efforts. In addition to our crews, we've had 7 additional contract crews working since 7am Saturday. We have an additional tree-trimming crew working. We have 4 additional crews from other cooperatives heading our way from Ohio and Indiana.