EREC Reports 75% Without Power; Restoration May Take Days

May 10, 2024

About 75% of all Escambia River Electric Cooperative customers were without power as of at 1 p.m. Friday, and it may be days before power is fully restored.

EREC reported 3,148 members without power in Escambia County and 7,689 in Santa Rosa County.

Updates will be posted as available.

Pictured: Snapped and downed power poles on Highway 97 and North Highway 99 near Walnut Hill Friday morning. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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6 Responses to “EREC Reports 75% Without Power; Restoration May Take Days”

  1. Thankful!! on May 11th, 2024 12:44 am

    Thank you EREC and Jay Volunteer Fire Dept and everyone else out there last night in the storm, through all the early morning hours, through the day today, and yes STILL out there tonight trying their very best to get everyone else back to their comfort zone. Be grateful, be thankful that you’re not out there picking up all the pieces and putting em back together, tried and woreout and still going. Be thankful you have a home that has power when it comes back on when there are people out there without one tonite or that had a tree fall through it. Have patience, remember this isn’t the end of the world and use it for training days for hurricane season

  2. Yes really on May 10th, 2024 6:43 pm

    Um, yes really! They did fix it, but I’m not sure if you noticed a severe storm came through last night and destroyed the electric system infrastructure. SMH! Thank you linemen and your families for your dedicated service to our community. Please be safe out there!

  3. Powered UP on May 10th, 2024 6:15 pm

    Thank You EREC. Be safe out there!

  4. Caveman32565 on May 10th, 2024 3:53 pm

    Never miss the well till the water runs dry
    God bless these worker help them by staying out of the way

  5. Really!! on May 10th, 2024 3:10 pm

    Thought they fixed most of this after Sally!!

  6. Well on May 10th, 2024 2:58 pm

    I had hoped to never know how this felt again.

    Be save power workers.

    And yard cleaners.





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