Little Rock crews deployed to assist with Hurricane Isaias power outages
Utility teams from Little Rock are travelling south to repair storm damage after a tropical cyclone. The workers will restore electrical service to thousands of homes facing major disruptions across southern states. The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas assembled 200 line workers and supporting personnel for the emergency assignment.
Cooperative officials directed local crews to support Wiregrass Electric in Dothan, Alabama. Personnel joined the travel effort from twelve regional member cooperatives.
- Arkansas Valley Electric
- C&L Electric
- Carroll Electric
- Clay County Electric
- Craighead Electric
- First Electric
- North Arkansas Electric
- Ozarks Electric
- Petit Jean Electric
- South Central Arkansas Electric
- Southwest Arkansas Electric
- Woodruff Electric
AECI Utility Solutions is a specialized division of Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. of Little Rock. The division dispatched line workers, right-of-way specialists and construction crews. Those extra resources responded to direct requests from Alabama Power and Florida Power & Light.
Electric utilities rely on mutual assistance pacts during major natural disasters. Participating companies share specialized vehicles and repair technicians to clear lines rapidly. This process speeds recovery work across vast regional grids.
Officials said that additional crews remain on standby. These workers will aid other utilities affected by the system. The storm caused extensive damage across multiple states as a post-tropical cyclone.
