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Power Restored to Members

December 20, 2007

As a widespread ice storm began to blanket northwest Missouri and southern Iowa, Grundy Electric had a large number of members awake without service on Tuesday December 11, with the number of outages dropping considerably each day. As of December 18, power had been restored to all members.

Grundy Electric Cooperative’s directors and employees thank all of their co-op members who were without electric service, for their patience and kind words. Dedicated GEC employees worked long hours under extreme conditions, with only brief rest periods, while their members dealt with adverse conditions without electricity.

A total of ten crews, 29 additional men, from other cooperatives assisted in the restoration process. Those crews included: Osage Valley of Butler, Webster Electric of Marshfield, Northeast Power of Palmyra, Howard Electric of Fayette, Macon Electric of Macon, and Farmers Electric of Chillicothe. A crew from Trenton Municipal Utilities also assisted. These additional crews made a huge difference in the time it took to get members back on.

Outages occurred across Grundy’s entire service area with the bulk of outages concentrated in Harrison, Mercer and Grundy County. By December 16, the largest part of the outages were reduced to individual outages. Crews worked feverishly until restoration efforts were complete. “We know that ice storms are devastating, and being without electricity is a real hardship however, we would like to express our sincere appreciation for the patience and understanding of our member-owners during this disaster.” stated co-op manager Scott Wilson.

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