ATLANTA, June 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2018
Atlantic Hurricane Season is here and Georgia Power is encouraging
customers to be prepared when severe weather strikes. While
the National Weather Service predicts another busy storm season, it
only takes one major storm to disrupt daily activities and cause
extensive damage to communities.
Georgia Power reminds customers to keep safety first during
severe weather and offers the following storm tips:
- Before a Storm: Stay aware and check the weather
forecast before heading outdoors. Check your emergency kit, unplug
major appliances and charge cell phones in case you lose
power.
- During a Storm: Take safe shelter inside a sturdy
building away from windows and doors. Avoid contact with conductors
of electricity - appliances, metal objects and water.
- After a Storm: Never touch any downed or low-hanging
wire, including telephone or TV wires that touch a power line.
Never pull tree limbs off power lines or enter areas with debris or
downed trees as downed power lines may be buried in
wreckage.
Georgia Power Tools You Can Use
- Outage Alerts: Subscribe to the free Georgia Power
Outage Alert service to receive personalized notifications and
updates via text message.
- Outage & Storm Center: At
www.georgiapower.com/storm, customers can sign up for Outage
Alerts, report and check the status of outages, and access useful
safety tips and information. Customers can also report and check
the status of an outage 24 hours a day by contacting Georgia Power
at 888-891-0938.
- Outage Map: Housed within the Outage & Storm Center,
Georgia Power's interactive Outage Map provides near real-time
information, allowing users to see where outages are occurring
across the state and track estimated restoration times. The company
will post regular updates with localized estimated restoration
times on the Outage Map.
- Georgia Power Mobile App: Download the Georgia Power
mobile app for Apple and Android devices to access storm and outage
information on the go.
- @GeorgiaPower on Twitter: Follow @GeorgiaPower on
Twitter for storm tips, outage updates, customer service and
more.
To mark hurricane season, Georgia Power is hosting a statewide
Media Summit at its Atlanta
headquarters at 241 Ralph McGill Boulevard on June 6. Members of the media will get an in-depth
look at Georgia Power's storm response plan, interview the new
Storm Center Operations Manager David
Maske and tour the Mobile Command Center (MCC), Social Media
Center and Storm Center. A logistics base camp will also be
activated along with the MCC and will include a shower trailer,
mobile kitchen, two 30-person sleeping trailers and a deployment
tent to show what life is like for linemen responding to a major
storm event. Credentialed members of the media can register
here.
About Georgia Power
Georgia Power is the
largest electric subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO),
America's premier energy company. Value, Reliability, Customer
Service and Stewardship are the cornerstones of the company's
promise to 2.5 million customers in all but four
of Georgia's 159 counties. Committed to delivering clean,
safe, reliable and affordable energy at rates below the national
average, Georgia Power maintains a diverse, innovative generation
mix that includes nuclear, 21st century coal and natural gas, as
well as renewables such as solar, hydroelectric and wind. Georgia
Power focuses on delivering world-class service to its customers
every day and the company is consistently recognized by J.D. Power
and Associates as an industry leader in customer satisfaction. For
more information, visit www.GeorgiaPower.com and connect
with the company on Facebook (Facebook.com/GeorgiaPower), Twitter
(Twitter.com/GeorgiaPower) and Instagram
(Instagram.com/ga_power).
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