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Outage Update: Crews attempted to restore power and in doing so located another issue. Power has now been fully restored. The cause was a tree falling into the lines.![]()
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If your power did not come back on, please report your outage at 800-967-9324.![]()
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Outage Alert: Another large outage has TVEC crews responding just south of Lake Tawakoni, down toward Terrell and Elmo.![]()
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Any updates regarding this outage will be made as edits to this post.![]()
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Report outages at 800-967-9324.
Outage Update 12:15 p.m. : Outage has been partially restored. About 58 members are still without power. Crews are en route to find the cause.![]()
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Outage Alert: TVEC crews are responding to a large outage affecting more than 500 members east of Myrtle Springs, south of 20 and part of SHWY 243. ![]()
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Updates regarding this outage will be made as edits to this post.![]()
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Report outages at 800-967-9324.
Outage Update 5:05 p.m. - This outage has been restored. A separate outage in the Rolling Oaks area off of Hwy. 429 in Kaufman County is also nearing restoration.![]()
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Outage Update/ Correction! - 4:30 p.m. - Only a portion of this outage was restored, about 520 members remain without power. Crews are riding out that portion of the line.![]()
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Outage Update - 4:10 p.m. - This outage has been restored. Crews found a branch that had fallen across the line.![]()
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Outage Alert: TVEC crews are responding to a large outage affecting more than 1,000 members east of Kaufman, along Hwy. 243 out to the Ola area.![]()
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Updates regarding this outage will be made as edits to this post.![]()
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Report outages at 800-967-9324.
1 a.m May 17 - About 62 members remain without power in the Elmo area, with crews working to restore those this morning. ![]()
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9:25 p.m. - Crews have restored power to a majority of the outages in this area. Around 200 members are still without power while crews continue to get everybody back on.![]()
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7 p.m. - power is being restored to areas affected by this outage. Two circuits are complete and TVEC crews are working on some issues found on the third circuit.![]()
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5:15 p.m. - Current estimated time for re-energizing our lines in this outage is by 8 p.m. This is of course subject to change, and then there will likely be additional restoration work for our crews to do to get everyone back on. This has been a very complicated repair by our friends at Oncor, if we hear of any extension in this timeframe we will update here as soon as possible.![]()
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1 p.m. - The current potential Oncor restoration times in this area range from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Our crews are continuing to work on outage restoration where power is available, ready to also work to restore this large outage as quickly as possible when Oncor crews get their damaged poles and equipment replaced. ![]()
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8 a.m. - A large outage in the Lake Tawakoni, Cobb, Duck Cove area is expected to stretch into the afternoon. Extensive damage on the Oncor lines outside of our area must be repaired to get power back on. When power is restored to our lines we will be ready to take care of any outages that may exist on our side. We do not have a restoration time at this![]()
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This is outage 1063 on our outage map, showing 929 meters affected.
5:30 p.m. May 16 - As we get move closer to 24 hours from the beginning of this event, the arrival of additional crews from neighboring co-ops and our contractors is really starting to make a dent in these widespread outages that remain. ![]()
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At this time about 130 outages remain affecting 2,200 members, including the large outage between Terrell and Wills Point. Find an update on that outage in a separate post.![]()
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One area north of Walton along 19 will be out shortly while line crews remove a tree from the lines.![]()
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Thank you again for your patience as we work this widespread damaging wind event.![]()
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Update 8 a.m. - about 8,800 TVEC members remain without power, including a few large outages that have received extensive damage and many smaller outages scattered across the service area. TVEC crews and contractors are hard at work to get power on as quickly as possible. ![]()
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Update 4 a.m. - power has been restored to about 4,000 more members including parts of large outages north and south of Canton and outside of Seven Points. If your power has not been restored, please know that our crews and contractors are working through the outage as quickly as possible. ![]()
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The map is still very crowded but you can follow restoration progress in the outage center at TVEC.net. ![]()
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Update 2 a.m. - Power has been restored to about 8,000 members so far. Work continues despite additional thunderstorm activity in some areas. ![]()
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Please note that in a storm situation it is often impossible to give accurate restoration times, as crews must start at our substations and work outward from there. Partial restoration may occur for an area while another part of the same outage may require a pole replacement or tree removal that takes hours. ![]()
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(Compared to a single event outage like a car incident or single downed line where a single repair will get everyone back on at once.)![]()
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Thank you for your patience as our crews and system operators work diligently to get everyone back on as quickly and safely as possible. ![]()
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Update 12:30 a.m. - some progress is being made but another storm is headed into Kaufman County that may slow things a bit. ![]()
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We currently have more than 20,000 members without power. It will take some time to assess each outage, check the full length of circuits and check that things are safe to re-energize. ![]()
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This post will be updated with general storm info. If we are able to post about any particular area or large circuit outage it will appear as a separate post. ![]()
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Report outages at 800-967-9324. During a large outage situation we cannot guarantee that your comment or message will be seen or reported promptly. The outage hotline or outage texting gets your outage directly into our system for restoration. Thanks!![]()
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Update 11:30 p.m. - It appears our main office number may be affected by the storm as well. Please use 800-967-9324 for outage reporting.![]()
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It looks like these storms moving in from the north are packing quite a punch. Crews will be responding to outages as quickly as possible. ![]()
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Two large outages are already active in northern Kaufman County and near Lake Tawakoni. ![]()
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Please report any outages at 800-967-9324. ![]()
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Never approach downed lines or trees contacting lines, as they may still be energized.
OUR LOCATIONS
Kaufman Headquarters
1800 E. HWY 243 (MAP)
Kaufman, TX 75142
Mon-Fri 8:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Athens -District Office
909 W. Larkin St. (MAP)
Athens, TX
Mon-Fri 8:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Gun Barrel City
1012 W. Main St. #102 (MAP)
Gun Barrel City, TX
Mon-Fri 8:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Wills Point
582 N. 4th St. (MAP)
Wills Point, TX
Mon-Fri 8:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.