Five Jackson EMC crews are heading to South Carolina to assist a fellow electric co-op restore power after powerful storms this week.
A release by the company states that the Jackson EMC crews will assist Blue Ridge Electric Co-op, based in Pickens, S.C., restore power to its members. Blue Ridge Electric Co-op serves 64,890 members across Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, Oconee and Pickens counties. Powerful storms on Sunday caused extensive damage to power lines and poles in Blue Ridge Electric Co-op’s service area.
Jackson EMC linemen are available to assist Blue Ridge Electric Co-op after restoring power in the local service area following outages from storms on Monday. The crews heading to South Carolina are from the Jefferson, Neese and Corporate offices.
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation is the largest electric cooperative in Georgia and one of the largest in the nation. For more information, visit jacksonemc.com.
