Thursday, February 5, 2009

Kenergy Update Thursday morning

As of Thursday, February 5, at 6 a.m., Kenergy has approximately
22,000 members remaining without power.

Kenergy spokesperson Lisa Vincent said the power company is close to getting the majority of the 3-phase lines back up, which must be done before all secondary lines can be reconnected.

Poles area also an issue. The company has had to reset about 2,000 poles.

Here is breakdown of current power outages by counties:

Breckinridge 2
Caldwell 980
Crittenden 1,300
Daviess 5,200
Hancock 1,032
Henderson 1,100
Hopkins 3,200
Livingston 18
Lyon 1,600
McLean 1,600
Muhlenburg 7
ohio 1,400
Union 1,200
WEbster 1,600

"We appreciate everyone's patience and understanding," Vincent said.