GreyStone Linemen Restore Power

fought a tornado over the past weekend, and the cooperative won.

Crews worked from Friday evening until 3 a.m. Sunday morning to bring homes and businesses back to life.

Hardest hit was Paulding County, while most counties in the cooperative’s service area encountered some power outages. At the height of the storm, approximately 1,400 homes and businesses were without power. While much of the repair work was concentrated in Paulding County, more than 150 south Fulton homeowners and businesses were also without power. The Fulton outages were assumed to be weather-related as well.

While all repairs have been completed on GreyStone’s side, some members whose homes were damaged will remain out of power until an electrician can make repairs. All GreyStone linemen worked to make repairs, as well as three extra line crews brought in from Pike Contracting. Thompson Right-of-Way contractors were also called upon to assist with the cleanup.

GreyStone Operations Manager Steve Findley said in a press release, that the damage was, "The worst in a confined area I have seen in a long time. Replacing 17 broken poles took a great deal of effort and man hours. Our GreyStone linemen and other employees were on call and responded immediately to reverse a devastating situation. At the same time, we were working to repair a smaller number of outages our members experienced in south Fulton which may also have been weather-related.

“It is amazing that Paulding County did not experience fatalities as a result of these storms, and I am very pleased that all of our men, due to their training and professionalism, were able to work safely in such adverse conditions. Our employees’ and members’ safety is always our first concern,” said Findley in the release.

GreyStone Power serves more than 103,500 members in portions of eight counties, including Paulding, Douglas, Fulton, Cobb, Carroll, Bartow, Fayette and Coweta counties. Learn more at www.greystonepower.com.