Storm Plan — Laurens Electric Cooperative planning
ahead
Storm preparation and plan
of action already in place
Before
a storm ever hits, Laurens Electric Cooperative is planning
how to prevent and correct resulting outrages. Our members
can rest assured, knowing that our employees are doing
all they can to keep the lights on.
Part of Laurens Electric's mission is to be proactive
in business. We've incorporated that proactive attitude
in our storm preparation through the year-round process
of maintaining our rights-of-way. What this means is that
we are constantly cleaning, clearing, and trimming brush
and debris away from our power lines, creating what's
called a right-of-way. When ice and snow weigh down tree
limbs, those limbs—and sometimes the entire tree—can
fall onto power lines, causing outages.
Willie Reid, Laurens Electric's Contract Coordinator,
says, "you can't operate a power system without clearing
rights-of-way." Reid is responsible for the maintenance
of LEC's rights-of-way, and constantly inspects the substations
and thousands of miles of lines that serve our customers.
When Reid spots an area that needs maintenance, he first
informs the customers in that area of the need for upkeep,
letting them know how long maintenance crews will be in
the area, and telling them what to expect. Laurens Electric's
constant right-of-way maintenance plays a major role in
the overall storm preparation plan.
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