Linemen Battle Major Outages After Storm

Linemen from GreyStone Power Corporation worked to restore electric service to 13,000 members after a severe thunderstorm and flash flooding hit the cooperative’s service area on May 19. Linemen worked throughout the evening to fix 22 broken poles and downed power lines. More than half of the 13,000 power outages were in Fulton County. Other areas that were hit hard included Lithia Springs, South Cobb including Powder Springs, and Highway 120 in Paulding.

Additional crews were called to assist with restoring power as quickly as possible. Seven crews from Carroll EMC, Diverse Power, Snapping Shoals EMC and Pike Electric lent helping hands to the GreyStone crews.

By Monday morning, the power outages had been reduced to 500 and crews continued to work diligently to restore power. GreyStone kept members updated during the restoration process through the co-op’s Facebook page, Twitter feed and website.

GreyStone Power serves more than 104,500 members in portions of eight counties, including Paulding, Douglas, Fulton, Cobb, Carroll, Bartow, Fayette and Coweta counties. Learn more at www.greystonepower.com.