January 07, 2008
As temperatures drop into the low teens or even lower in North Georgia, Sawnee EMC officials say the electric cooperative stands ready to meet the needs of its members.
"We are staging our operations staff in key locations to prepare for a quick response to power outages should any problems develop during this cold snap," said Blake House, vice president of Member and Energy Services. "We are not expecting any problems; however, we know things sometimes happen such as a car hitting a pole or a squirrel getting into our lines, and should temperatures plummet as low as projected, we want to be prepared to respond quickly if needed."
Sawnee EMC, headquarted in Cumming, serves more than 142,000 accounts through 9,000-plus miles of distribution lines throughout North Georgia in a seven-county service area, including Forsyth and part of North Fulton. More than 300 professionals work for Sawnee EMC.
Members experiencing a power outage should call Sawnee's office at 770-887-2363 and report it to a member of the staff. Those members having Internet access can visit twww.sawnee.com to report an outage. Sawnee has interactive tools on the Web which provide information on the location of outages along with additional "special" outage messages about the status of the various events.
The Sawnee customer service call center is available to take calls Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or via e-mail at customerservice@sawnee.com.
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