CEC was excited to volunteer at the first Touch A Truck event held at the South Alabama Regional Airport to help raise funds for the Foster Parent Association in Covington County! The event raised $1,525 from donations at the gate! A special thank you to Dave Morris, CEC’s warehouse/purchasing manager who filled in for the two linemen who were scheduled to be there, but were called out to work power outages instead due to stormy weather that day. If you would like to learn more about our state association for foster and adoptive parents and how you can help support them, please visit their website at https://afapa.org/. Thank you.
Dangerous severe weather is predicted for our area this weekend, particularly for Saturday afternoon and evening. Remember it's wise to have multiple, reliable ways of getting weather alerts. Weather apps are great, but the NOAA Weather Radios work even when cell towers are down and/or the power is out. CEC is prepared to respond 24/7 in the event of power outages. If we experience severe damage to our electric distribution system, restoration times could take longer but you can rest assure our crews will be working as safely and quickly as possible to restore service. Please remind others to ALWAYS stay far away from downed power lines and also stay away from downed trees that could have power lines intertwined and are not easily seen. Safety is our first priority and that goes for our employees, our CEC members and the public at large. Stay weather aware this weekend and if you experience a power outage, or see a hazard relating to any part of our system, please call 800-239-1193 or use the free CEC app to report it. We say this all the time, but please do NOT use social media to report a power outage or hazard. Thank you.