Down power lines can be still be live and extremely dangerous. Stay away and contact your local Emergency authorities.
Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op is experiencing a loss of transmission service to their Herbert Monroe and Monroeville substations which is affecting approximately 1,000 of its members in the New Haven, Indiana area. Crews are working to transfer service to neighboring substations until the original service can be restored.
This outage was caused by high winds which caused the electric lines to bounce or gallop. The bouncing causes the lines to short out and can cause equipment to be damaged.
Other outages have also been caused by vehicle accidents. The cooperative wants to remind everyone to be safe around broken poles and downed power lines. All power lines should be considered energized and should be avoided. If you are in a vehicle accident that involves down power lines, it is recommended that you stay in the vehicle until electric crews have verified that the power lines have been de-energized.
Restoration updates will be posted to Paulding Putnam’s Facebook page. Any PPEC member who experiences a lapse in service should report the outage by calling 1-800-686-2357.
