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Our area knows first-hand that severe weather can strike quickly and with little warning. Storm damage can occur anyplace, year-round.

At West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC), we continuously monitor the weather and stay ready to respond at a moment's notice by deploying our people to restore the power you depend upon. But our efforts to weather the storm begin well before inclement weather arrives. WFEC prepares by:

• Having a plan in place and employees assigned to perform specific tasks before, during, and after the storm hits.
• Stocking supplies, such as transformers and poles, to quickly restore power when it is lost.
• Extending the life of current wires and poles through right-of-way maintenance.
• Improving existing infrastructure with the help of the latest tools and technologies.

When outages occur from storm damage, our first priority is minimizing hazards to our members while repairing damage and restoring power as quickly but safely as possible.

We offer our members several ways to report outages - by text, telephone, through our website or using the mobile app.

During major outages or when there has been a hurricane, tornado or other storm that causes a lot of damage and widespread outages, WFEC uses a particular process to restore power. One that is used industry-wide since it is the most efficient way to restore power to the greatest number of members as quickly but safely as possible.

When the power goes out, we expect it to be restored within a few hours. But when a major storm or natural disaster causes widespread damage, extended outages may result. Our line crews work long, hard hours to restore service safely to the greatest number of members in the shortest time possible. The graphic to the right provides a good explanation about what is going on behind the scenes and the process used to work outages and make repairs.