SWEPCO crews on standby for possible winter weather outages; state fire marshal offers life-saving generator tips
Crews are getting ready for the Arctic air expected to hit the ArkLaTex region during the coming week. (Source: KSLA)
By Jeff Ferrell | February 12, 2021 at 1:55 PM CST - Updated February 12 at 9:34 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - As a blast of Arctic air approaches the ArkLaTex area, last-minute preps are being made.
That includes the more than half a million SWEPCO power customers in this region.
Crews with SWEPCO are busy today removing trees and limbs that could pose a threat to power lines.
The power company has hundreds of crew members on standby for any potential outages.