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Bluebonnet Crews Continue to Restore Power to Members Affected by Yesterday’s Severe Storms

January 26, 2012

For Immediate Release:                        Contact: Will Holford, 512-289-5982
Thursday, January 26, 2012                                    Janet Wilson, 512-750-5483

Bluebonnet Crews Continue to Restore Power to Members Affected by Yesterday’s Severe Storms 

BASTROP – Crews from Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative continue working to repair damage caused by yesterday’s severe storms. At 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Bluebonnet reported 18 outages affecting 180 members, primarily in the Washington County area where the strongest storms caused the most damage.

"We greatly appreciate our members' patience while our crews continue working around the clock to restore power," said Mark Rose, Bluebonnet's general manager. "The storms that blew through late Tuesday and early Wednesday were the most severe this area has seen in quite some time. They caused significant damage to our system, especially in the Washington County area."

The storms contained heavy rain and strong winds. Rose said the storms broke power poles and downed lines. In the hardest hit areas, entire sections of power lines were on the ground and had to be completely rebuilt.  Bluebonnet expects to have power fully restored to its members by Thursday evening.

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative is one of the largest electric cooperatives in Texas and has been serving its members since 1939. Bluebonnet serves more than 81,000 meters and owns and maintains 11,000 miles of power lines, located across more than 3,800 square miles within 14 Central Texas counties. Bluebonnet’s service area stretches from Travis County to Washington County, and from Milam County down to Gonzales County. For more information about Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, go to www.bluebonnetelectric.coop and follow the co-op on Facebook, Twitter and The Bluebonnet Blog at blog.bluebonnetelectric.com.