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Coops Respond to Outages from Midwest Tornadoes

Dozens of electric cooperatives have called line workers and other personnel to respond to outages caused by last weekend’s storms in the Midwest.  The massive storm system, which spawned more than 80 tornadoes, caused power outages affecting tens of thousands of electric cooperative customers.  Cooperative crews have been working around the clock to replace broken poles and restring...

Coops Help as Oklahoma Rebuilds

Assisted by a dozen other coops, Oklahoma Electric Cooperative has begun repairs following the devastating tornados that hit the Oklahoma City area this week.  At least six substations are reported to have lost power after 200 mph winds tore through the area.  For more information about the scope of the outages and those involved in the repairs, click here.