EMEPA sends crews to Florida following Hurricane Helene

East Mississippi Electric Power Association crew members and engineering teams departed Friday morning to assist Talquin Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Quincy, Florida, in power restoration efforts following Hurricane Helene’s devastation.

Talquin Electric’s service territory experienced significant damage from Hurricane Helene, which made landfall Thursday evening as a category 4 storm. Talquin Electric serves approximately 57,000 accounts in Gadsden, Leon, Liberty and Wakulla counties in Florida’s Big Bend region. As of Friday morning, more than 60 percent of its members were without power.

EMEPA crews departed from EMEPA’s Meridian office at 6 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and will work seven-to-10-day rotations as needed to assist in restoration efforts.