SWEPCO POWER OUTAGES - According to the current SWEPCO power outage map, more than 63,000 customers are still without power. Officials say it could be as long as Saturday before all areas have electric power restored. Speaking from the Caddo Parish Communications Center yesterday afternoon SWEPCO’s Manager of External Affairs Michael Corbin explained the current status of power line damage.
“Our grid suffered massive damage to our transmission system which is like the heart of our system which brings power from power plants into residential areas where we have sub-stations,” Corbin said. “We had a number of those transmission lines damaged. We are down to 15 that are still damaged and currently being restored.”
Corbin added that workers are putting in 18 hour days in getting power to neighborhoods as quickly as possible. He also that homeowners should carefully inspect where power lines enters their home.
“If the pipe on the side of your house where (the) electric line comes in, has been pulled from the house and damaged, or if your meter box has been damaged, please call an electrician because you’re responsible for that repair. And that repair would have to be made before we can give you power,” Corbin explained.
