Southside Electric Co-Op president defends ice storm response, million-dollar compensation
Southside Electric Co-Op president defends ice storm response, million-dollar compensation
and last updated 2021-03-12 19:52:38-05
DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. When a February ice storm hit Virginia, tens of thousands of Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) members lost power. For thousands of members, that outage lasted more than a week.
The CBS 6 Problem Solvers heard from countless frustrated members who were upset with SEC leaders.
They wondered how 81 percent of SEC s members could lose power and be out for so long and asked the Problem Solvers to investigate a number of questions about preventative maintenance, vegetation management, and compensation for board members and the president.
Dinwiddie opens shelter for thousands still without power
As crews continue to restore power in Dinwiddie County following Saturday s ice storm, another ice storm forecast to arrive Thursday will slow those efforts. Oh I m beyond concerned, beyond concerned, Jason Dean, who lost power last weekend, said after he learned his power may not be restored until sometime next week. I feel it s going to put us right back to where we were on Saturday. Jason and his family have gone five days without electricity. There seems to be no hope in sight, he said. [That] is kind of how people feel right now.