The Jefferson-based Jackson EMC says it is sending more than 50 workers to the Florida hurricane zone: they will work to restore electricity lost during Hurricane Ian, which made landfall last week near Fort Myers. At the height of the outages, more than 2.5 million Floridians were in the dark.
From Jackson EMC...
Jackson EMC has released 56 contractors to assist in Hurricane Ian restoration efforts in the Orlando, Florida area. The contract crew members will be assisting Florida Power and Light, Florida’s largest utility serving more than 12 million customers.
Jackson EMC regularly uses contractors for construction, maintenance and vegetation management. The contractors released to assist with restoration efforts in Florida are construction crews. Jackson EMC linemen and other support personnel stand ready to respond to our members if needed.
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation, the largest electric cooperative in Georgia and one of the largest in the nation, is headquartered 50 miles northeast of Atlanta in Jefferson, Ga. The cooperative serves more than 250,000 meters on 14,700 miles of energized wire. For more information, visit jacksonemc.com.