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CVEC Consumers in Ohatchee Area Lose Power
TALLADEGA, Ala. – More than 1,000 Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative
consumers living in the Ohatchee area lost power Thursday afternoon.
At about 1:50 p.m. problems with Alabama Power transmission lines knocked out
power to CVEC’s Ohatchee substation. Cooperatives will switch loads to
its Coosa River substation as quickly as time allows, but advises those residents
who rely on life-support devices to seek an alternative location. Residents who
rely on oxygen should make sure they have a full backup oxygen tank.
While Coosa Valley Electric does not purchase power from Alabama Power, the cooperative
does wheel power across Alabama Power transmission lines.
Coosa Valley Electric, which serves more than 15,500 customers in Talladega,
St. Clair, Shelby, Clay, Etowah and Calhoun counties, is a Touchstone Energy® 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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