All remaining available crews, assisted by mutual aid workers and Glades Electric Cooperative, are emphasizing the restoration effort in the Lake City District, which includes Columbia County, where approximately 4,400 members remained without power due to Hurricane Debby on Wednesday morning.

As of 9 a.m., approximately 5,600 members in total were without power. We expect to have power substantially restored, which is 98 percent or greater, Wednesday to 14 of the 15 counties served by Clay Electric. We estimate to have Columbia County, which continues to be hampered by floodwaters from heavy rainfall, substantially restored by 7 p.m. Thursday.

Crews will work as quickly and safely as possible to bring homes and businesses back online. The best way to report an outage is through the MyClayElectric app, which is free to download. You can call 1-888-434-9844, but please be aware that phone lines are limited.