SMECO Update

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HURRICANE ISABEL UPDATE

10:00 a.m, Friday, September 19, 2003
To Report Outages Call 1-877-74-SMECO

Calvert District
Source: Calvert District
Number of customers affected: approximately 9,400
Areas affected: From Dunkirk to Solomons Island
Cause of outage: hurricane, high winds, rain.

Charles/Prince George's District
Source: Charles/Prince George's District
Number of customers affected: approximately 21,000 customers in Charles County; approximately 1,000 in Prince George's County
Areas affected: Faulkner, Forest Park, Bensville Road, Westlake, Ryceville, Grayton, Piscataway, St. Charles, Accokeek, Indian Head, Mason Springs, Brandywine, Cedarville, Tompkinsville, Newburg & Nanjemoy
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

St. Mary's District
Source: St. Mary's District
· Number of customers affected: 26,100
Areas affected: Milestown, Leonardtown, Valley Lee, Hollywood, Oakville, Patuxent Park, St. James, Piney Point, Lexington Park, Ridge, St. Andrews, Mechanicsville, Golden Beach
Cause of outage: hurricane, high winds, trees, rain

SMECO is still experiencing transmission-related outages affecting St. Mary's County substations Patuxent Park, Ridge, and Webster Field.

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative will begin dry ice distribution at 10 a.m. today in the following locations:

Calvert County -- Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department, Solomon's Island Volunteer Fire Department
Charles/Prince George's counties -- Piccowaxen School, Wal-Mart in La Plata, Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department
St. Mary's County -- Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, Wal-Mart on Route 235
Please note that customers will be limited to two bags per household. Dry ice will be distributed while the supply lasts at the above locations. Other distribution locations may be selected for further distribution efforts.

SMECO doubled its workforce prior to the storm, and the Co-op is now obtaining other assistance for service restoration. Currently, the Co-op has 382 field personnel and 128 crews in operation. During the night service crews were dispatched to handle emergencies, transmission circuits and priority feeders. As of 6 a.m. this morning, all crews were dispatched to complete system repairs. The Co-op also has assessment teams traveling throughout the service territory to assess system damage. Presently, it may take up to several days to restore all service.
 
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St. Mary's District
Source: St. Mary's District
· Number of customers affected: 26,100
Areas affected: Milestown, Leonardtown, Valley Lee, Hollywood, Oakville, Patuxent Park, St. James, Piney Point, Lexington Park, Ridge, St. Andrews, Mechanicsville, Golden Beach
Cause of outage: hurricane, high winds, trees, rain

SMECO is still experiencing transmission-related outages affecting St. Mary's County substations Patuxent Park, Ridge, and Webster Field.


**** Yeah... I'm screwed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Especially the whole transmission thing in Ridge and Webster... the two main things around my house... all down. Lovely!
 
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HURRICANE ISABEL UPDATE

6 p.m., Friday, September 19, 2003
To Report Outages Call 1-877-74-SMECO

Calvert District
Source: Calvert District

Number of customers affected: approximately 4,700
Areas affected: Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Calvert Beach, White Sands, Kings Landing, Coster Road, and Sollers Wharf Road. Approximately12 broken poles throughout the county. Two feeders are out.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

Charles/Prince George's District
Source: Charles/Prince George's District

Number of customers affected: approximately 13,000 customers in Charles County; approximately 1,500 in Prince George's County
Areas affected: Marshall Corner, Faulkner, Forest Park, Bensville Road, Westlake, Ryceville, Grayton, Piscataway, St. Charles, Accokeek, Indian Head, Mason Springs, Brandywine, Cedarville, Tompkinsville, Newburg & Nanjemoy. Feeders in Marshall Corner, Piscataway and West Brandywine are still out.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

St. Mary's District
Source: St. Mary's District

Number of customers affected: 15,100
Areas affected: Golden Beach; Ryceville; Hollywood; Milestown, Oakville; Ridge; St. James; Patuxent Park; Valley Lee; St. Andrews. The Patuxent Park substation is the last transmission outage.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

Earlier today SMECO distributed 48,000 pounds of ice. No more is available for today. We hope to get more dry ice on Saturday for distribution.

SMECO doubled its workforce prior to the storm, and the Co-op is now obtaining other assistance for service restoration. Currently, the Co-op has 382 field personnel and 128 crews in operation. During the night, service crews were dispatched to handle emergencies, transmission circuits, and priority feeders. As of 6 a.m. Friday morning, all crews were dispatched to complete system repairs. The Co-op also has assessment teams traveling throughout the service territory to assess system damage. SMECO is working diligently to make repairs; however, some customers may not have power restored for up to five days.
 
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10:00 Update

HURRICANE ISABEL UPDATE

10 p.m., Friday, September 19, 2003
To Report Outages Call 1-877-74-SMECO

Calvert District
Source: Calvert District

Number of customers affected: approximately 4,700
Areas affected: Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Calvert Beach, White Sands, Kings Landing, Coster Road, and Sollers Wharf Road. Approximately12 broken poles throughout the county. Two feeders are out.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

Charles/Prince George's District
Source: Charles/Prince George's District

Number of customers affected: approximately 13,000 customers in Charles County; approximately 1,500 in Prince George's County
Areas affected: Marshall Corner, Faulkner, Forest Park, Bensville Road, Westlake, Ryceville, Grayton, Piscataway, St. Charles, Accokeek, Indian Head, Mason Springs, Brandywine, Cedarville, Tompkinsville, Newburg & Nanjemoy. Feeders in Marshall Corner, Piscataway and West Brandywine are still out.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

St. Mary's District
Source: St. Mary's District

Number of customers affected: 11,600
Areas affected: Patuxent Park; Lexington Park, Ridge, Valley Lee, Piney Point, St. Andrews. Oakville Street, Milestown.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

SMECO is appropriately downsizing crews to accomplish what we can during night hours. We will be dispatching all crews at 6:00 a.m. when they can work refreshed and more productively during the daylight.

Earlier today SMECO distributed 48,000 pounds of ice. No more is available for today. We hope to get more dry ice on Saturday for distribution.

SMECO doubled its workforce prior to the storm, and the Co-op is now obtaining other assistance for service restoration. Currently, the Co-op has 382 field personnel and 128 crews in operation. During the night, service crews were dispatched to handle emergencies, transmission circuits, and priority feeders. As of 6 a.m. Friday morning, all crews were dispatched to complete system repairs. The Co-op also has assessment teams traveling throughout the service territory to assess system damage. SMECO is working diligently to make repairs; however, some customers may not have power restored for up to five days.
 
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2:00 AM update

HURRICANE ISABEL UPDATE

2 a.m., Saturday, September 20, 2003
To Report Outages Call 1-877-74-SMECO

Calvert District
Source: Calvert District

Number of customers affected: approximately 4,600
Areas affected: Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Calvert Beach, White Sands, Kings Landing, Coster Road, and Sollers Wharf Road. Approximately12 broken poles throughout the county. Two feeders are out.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

Charles/Prince George's District
Source: Charles/Prince George's District

Number of customers affected: approximately 9,700 customers in Charles County; approximately 1,500 in Prince George's County
Areas affected: Marshall Corner, Faulkner, Forest Park, Bensville Road, Westlake, Ryceville, Grayton, Piscataway, St. Charles, Accokeek, Indian Head, Mason Springs, Brandywine, Cedarville, Tompkinsville, Newburg & Nanjemoy. Feeders in Marshall Corner, Piscataway and West Brandywine are still out.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

St. Mary's District
Source: St. Mary's District

Number of customers affected: 9,600
Areas affected: Patuxent Park; Lexington Park, Ridge, Valley Lee, Piney Point, St. Andrews. Oakville Street, Milestown.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

SMECO is appropriately downsizing crews to accomplish what we can during night hours. We will be dispatching all crews at 6:00 a.m. when they can work refreshed and more productively during the daylight.

On Friday, SMECO distributed 48,000 pounds of ice. We hope to get more dry ice on Saturday for distribution.

SMECO doubled its workforce prior to the storm, and the Co-op is now obtaining other assistance for service restoration. Currently, the Co-op has 382 field personnel and 128 crews in operation. During the night, service crews were dispatched to handle emergencies, transmission circuits, and priority feeders. As of 6 a.m. Friday morning, all crews were dispatched to complete system repairs. The Co-op also has assessment teams traveling throughout the service territory to assess system damage. SMECO is working diligently to make repairs; however, some customers may not have power restored for up to five days.
 
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6:00 AM Update

HURRICANE ISABEL UPDATE

6 a.m., Saturday, September 20, 2003
To Report Outages Call 1-877-74-SMECO

Calvert District
Source: Calvert District

Number of customers affected: approximately 4,600
Areas affected: Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Calvert Beach, White Sands, Kings Landing, Coster Road, and Sollers Wharf Road. Approximately12 broken poles throughout the county. Two feeders are out.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

Charles/Prince George's District
Source: Charles/Prince George's District

Number of customers affected: approximately 9,650 customers in Charles County; approximately 1,500 in Prince George's County
Areas affected: Marshall Corner, Faulkner, Forest Park, Bensville Road, Westlake, Ryceville, Grayton, Piscataway, St. Charles, Accokeek, Indian Head, Mason Springs, Brandywine, Cedarville, Tompkinsville, Newburg & Nanjemoy. Feeders in Marshall Corner, Piscataway and West Brandywine are still out.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

St. Mary's District
Source: St. Mary's District

Number of customers affected: 8,000
Areas affected: Patuxent Park; Lexington Park, Ridge, Valley Lee, Piney Point, St. Andrews. Oakville Street, Milestown.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

On Friday, SMECO distributed 48,000 pounds of ice. We hope to get more dry ice on Saturday for distribution.

SMECO doubled its workforce prior to the storm, and the Co-op is now obtaining other assistance for service restoration. Currently, the Co-op has 397 field personnel and 133 crews in operation. During the night, service crews were dispatched to handle emergencies, transmission circuits, and priority feeders. As of 6 a.m. Friday morning, all crews were dispatched to complete system repairs. The Co-op also has assessment teams traveling throughout the service territory to assess system damage. SMECO is working diligently to make repairs; however, some customers may not have power restored for up to five days.
 
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I have to praise SMECO on this one!! We had 3 telephone poles that had to be replaced on Dares Beach Road (just before the turn onto our street). Two were broken and one leaning badly. They had them replaced and electricity back on last night. Great job.
 
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Originally posted by cattitude
I have to praise SMECO on this one!! We had 3 telephone poles that had to be replaced on Dares Beach Road (just before the turn onto our street). Two were broken and one leaning badly. They had them replaced and electricity back on last night. Great job.
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SMECO is certainly handling their business.... The number of downed customers is dropping significantly with each 4 hour update.. They are doing a great job..:clap:
 
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10:00 AM Update

HURRICANE ISABEL UPDATE

10 a.m., Saturday, September 20, 2003
To Report Outages Call 1-877-74-SMECO

Total outages: 19,000

Cause of outages in all counties: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.

Calvert District
Source: Calvert District

Number of customers affected: approximately 4,600
Areas affected: Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Calvert Beach, White Sands, Kings Landing, Coster Road, and Sollers Wharf Road. Approximately 12 broken poles throughout the county. Two feeders are out.

Charles/Prince George's District
Source: Charles/Prince George's District

Number of customers affected: approximately 9,100 customers in Charles County; approximately 800 in Prince George's County
Areas affected: Marshall Corner, Faulkner, Forest Park, Bensville Road, Westlake, Ryceville, Grayton, Piscataway, St. Charles, Accokeek, Indian Head, Mason Springs, Brandywine, Cedarville, Tompkinsville, Newburg & Nanjemoy. Feeders in Accokeek, Cedarville, and Grayton are still out.

St. Mary's District
Source: St. Mary's District

Number of customers affected: 4,500
Areas affected: Patuxent Park; Lexington Park, Ridge, Valley Lee, Piney Point, St. Andrews. Oakville, Milestown, St. James, Hollywood, Mechanicsville.

DRY ICE

Dry ice distribution for Saturday, September 20, will start between 11 a.m. and 12 noon. Ice will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. Please note that customers will be limited to one bag per household. Distribution locations will be as follows:

Calvert County: Prince Frederick VFD and Solomons VFD
Charles/Prince George's counties: Piccowaxen School (Rte 257) and Wal-Mart (La Plata)
St. Mary's County: Wal-Mart (Rte 235, California) and Chopticon High School
SMECO doubled its workforce prior to the storm, and the Co-op is now obtaining other assistance for service restoration. Currently, the Co-op has 397 field personnel and 133 crews in operation. During the night, service crews were dispatched to handle emergencies, transmission circuits, and priority feeders. As of 6 a.m. Friday morning, all crews were dispatched to complete system repairs. The Co-op also has assessment teams traveling throughout the service territory to assess system damage. SMECO is working diligently to make repairs; however, some customers may not have power restored for a few more days.
 
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