{"id":37526,"date":"2022-04-08T12:35:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T16:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fourcty.org\/?page_id=37526"},"modified":"2022-07-13T16:30:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T20:30:06","slug":"storm-restoration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fourcty.org\/outages-safety\/storm-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Steps to Restoring Power<\/h2>\n

In order to restore power properly due to an outage, Four County Electric proceeds with the following order of priorities:<\/p>\n

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Transmission Lines<\/h3>\n
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  • These are high-voltage lines that move bulk electricity from a generating plant to a substation or between substations<\/li>\n
  • A problem with one of these lines could interrupt the electric power to several thousand members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n
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    Substations<\/h3>\n
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    • Substations are electrical facilities that contain equipment for switching or regulating the voltage of electricity<\/li>\n
    • A problem within a substation could cause all of the members being served from that substation to be without electric service<\/li>\n
    • If the problem is limited to one particular circuit leaving the substation, only those members on that specific circuit would be without electric service<\/li>\n
    • A problem of this nature could interrupt electric service to several thousand members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n
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      Main Distribution Lines<\/h3>\n
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      • These are the 7,200 to 14,400-volt lines that you see along roadways that carry power from the substation<\/li>\n
      • Each line serves a portion of consumers from the substation<\/li>\n
      • A problem on a specific line could leave hundreds of consumers without electric service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n
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        Tap Lines<\/h3>\n
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        • Tap lines are electric feeder lines with limited capacity that run from a main distribution line to a few members<\/li>\n
        • A fault on a tap line would interrupt service to those members being served by that line only<\/li>\n
        • If the break on the tap line was repaired, the members on that tap line would still be without power until the main line is repaired<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n
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          Individual Service<\/h3>\n
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          • This the line that runs from the transformer to your meter<\/li>\n
          • A problem here would only affect the electric service to an individual member, while the remaining system would still have electric service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n