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How Winds Impact the Grid
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Powerful winds can topple trees onto poles and power lines, leading to the potential for power outages.

REC STORIES

REC Completes Outage Restoration after Winter Storm

Saturday | December 19, 2020
As of this afternoon, REC has restored all outages related to the winter storm that roared through Virginia on Wednesday.
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REC Warns of Holiday Time Phone Scams

Saturday | December 19, 2020
REC has received reports of fraudulent callers demanding immediate payment from the cooperative’s member-owners.
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Outage Restoration Nearly Complete

Friday | December 18, 2020
As of 5 p.m., REC has restored service to about 98 percent of member-owners who lost power in this week’s winter storm.
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