Saturday, February 7, 2009

Kenergy update Saturday morning

Kenergy's progress in Crittenden County has been slowed a bit as crews try to get poles reset and hardware attached to them.

As of 6:30 a.m., Saturday, Kenergy has 19,322 customers remaining without power.

Breakdown by counties:
Caldwell 989
Crittenden 1,200
Daviess 3,800
Hancock 770
Henderson 1,100
Hopkins 3,200
Livingston 18
Lyon 1,600
McLean 1,200
Muhlenburg 7
Ohio 1,100
Union 1,500
Webster 1,600

Maps showing where Kenergy crews are working are available at its Website www.kenergycorp.com.

"The primary area of focus remains on rebuilding the infrastructure, which includes framing and setting poles, and attaching the necessary hardware to the poles," said power company spokesperson Lisa Vincent.

There are 623 linemen from neighboring utilities helping Kenergy restore power.