Hurricane season is here – prepare now

Hur­ri­cane sea­son offi­cial­ly start­ed on June 1st, so we want­ed to take a moment to encour­age our mem­bers to con­sult our website’s guid­ance and pre­pare for the pos­si­bil­i­ty of upcom­ing storms. 

As we know from the 2024 sea­son, hur­ri­canes are impact­ing our region more often and with greater inten­si­ty. Imple­ment­ing safe­ty mea­sures and plan­ning in advance can great­ly min­i­mize the impact of the actu­al storm and the unpre­dictable after­math.

In Coastal Electric’s Out­ages and Storm Cen­ter sec­tion, you will find our:

Out­age Pre­pared­ness Guide – From proac­tive tree trim­ming to invest­ing in back­up pow­er sources, there are many things to keep in mind through­out the year.

Emer­gency Kit Prepa­ra­tion – Food sup­plies, bat­ter­ies, flash­lights, drink­ing water, fire extin­guish­er, ful­ly-charged phone… mak­ing sure you have every­thing in order can be over­whelm­ing. Our com­pre­hen­sive check­list is here to help.

Elec­tri­cal Safe­ty – Hur­ri­canes and their asso­ci­at­ed out­ages present a unique set of safe­ty con­cerns, par­tic­u­lar­ly when using a gen­er­a­tor or deal­ing with the live pow­er sources. Stay informed with our exten­sive safe­ty guide.

Plus:

• Remem­ber to stay away from downed pow­er lines! Always assume they are live.
• Stay off the roads unless you have an emer­gency.
• Check on your neigh­bors, espe­cial­ly the elder­ly.

Stay Con­nect­ed

Login to your account on SmartHub to report out­ages and mon­i­tor your pow­er sta­tus. If you haven’t done so, please con­sid­er down­load­ing the free app at Google Play or the Apple Store.

Report an out­age or haz­ardous con­di­tions at our auto­mat­ed Tele­Pay line 843–538-5800 or our offices at 843–538-5700 (dur­ing severe weath­er con­di­tions, our offices may be closed, though crews will always be on stand­by).

View cur­rent out­ages on our live map.

Keep up with news and updates on storm mon­i­tor­ing, out­ages, and restora­tion efforts on Face­book.

Final­ly, be sure to ver­i­fy your con­tact infor­ma­tion such as email and phone num­ber  to be sure you’ll receive the most up-to-date infor­ma­tion dur­ing weath­er events. SmartHub allows you to update all account infor­ma­tion direct­ly. You can also call us at 843–538-5700 or use our con­tact form to sub­mit your updat­ed infor­ma­tion.

Thank you for being a val­ued mem­ber of Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive. Stay safe, and be pre­pared.

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Hur­ri­cane Helene taught us all some valu­able lessons. CEC Line­man Tyler J. Pope tells his sto­ry to the Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tives of South Car­oli­na for their “I Love My Co-Op” video series: