Central Alabama Electric Cooperative (CAEC) says it has completed restoration efforts after Hurricane Zeta ripped through the co-op’s 10-county service territory the morning of October 29, leaving approximately 37,000 members without power. The final repair work was finished last night. CAEC says Zeta’s winds of more than 60 mph broke nearly 500 poles and left behind countless downed spans of…
Central Alabama Electric Cooperative says its crews continue their restoration efforts after Hurricane Zeta ripped through the co-op’s 10-county service territory Thursday morning, leaving more than 36,550 members without power. More than 200 lineworkers are working to restore power, which includes assistance from cooperatives and contractors from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and Georgia. As of Sunday morning, more than 27,000 services…
On Monday, August 17, the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative announced the death of Journeyman Lineman Boyd Hodge. CAEC officials say Hodge died during a tragic accident at the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative’s (CAEC) West Operations Center (located in Verbena). According to Chilton County Coroner Aaron Ellison, Hodge was struck by another CAEC vehicle in the work yard. He was pronounced…
