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CVEC Ends Contract with Alabama One Call
TALLADEGA, Ala. - Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative announced today that it
has ended its contract with Alabama One Call.
Alabama One Call is a toll-free statewide service through which residents can
have underground utilities located. As its name suggests, residents can with
one call request that any underground water pipes, sewage pipes, gas lines,
electrical lines and telephone wires be located on their property.
"We signed up with Alabama One Call with the intent of providing better
service to our customers," said Frank Kujawski, general manager of Coosa
Valley Electric. "After several months using the service, however, we found
we can more efficiently serve our consumers if we handle the line locating calls
on our own."
Coosa Valley Electric signed on with Alabama One Call in January but decided
to end the agreement after encountering conflicts with the service's grid system.
Coosa Valley Electric customers needing line location services can contact the
cooperative's main office at 1-800-273-7210.
WARNING: Residents should contact the cooperative if they intend to do any landscaping
or building projects that require digging. Buried electrical lines can cause
serious injury and even death if cut and cost the resident thousands of dollars
in fines.
Service location requests should be submitted at least two business days prior
to the date of the work.
Coosa Valley Electric, which serves more than 15,000 customers in Talladega,
St. Clair, Shelby, Clay, Etowah and Calhoun counties, is a Touchstone Energy7
cooperative. Nationwide, some 1,000 cooperatives provide power to rural America,
and 570 of those operate under the Touchstone Energy umbrella.
For more information, contact:
Jon Cullimore 362-4180 or 1-800-273-7210, ext. 225, Fax: 256-761-2615, Cell: 256-299-0551
Barbara Edmondson 1-800-273-7210, ext. 224
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