We had power to go out for just maybe 10-20 seconds last night.

[RockmartDawg]

We are on Cobb EMC. This has been (by far) the most stable power I've ever been on in my entire life. They have the entire area power lines buried underground, and it makes a world of difference. Something must have happened with a transformer somewhere with this hit last night. The lights went out and then maybe 10-20 seconds later the lights came back on, and off in the distance you could hear a "Boom".

I bought battery backups at Best Buy a few years ago for events just like this. I have one located where our desktop PC, scanner, printer, etc., are located. I have the other where our internet modem, wireless router, TV, Roku box, etc., are located. That helps to keep everything stable during these brownouts.

[Toasty B]

well, the ones that don't might not be posting.  SIAP

[RockmartDawg]

Good pernt.

[Buzzfan®]

Just saw where the EMCs in GA are reporting 435K total w/o power (including 'Boro niece/fam) and that many could be waiting days for power restoration.

Our EMC here (Sawnee) only had about 2K out earlier...already nearly down to 500.

FB post from Georgia EMC

[RockmartDawg]

Interesting post. Thanks for sharing. They're talking about the damage being to the high voltage lines that feed the substations, which that is a big deal, indeed. I'm going to guess that dealing with the high voltage part of their infrastructure may even require certain qualified personnel to even be able to work on it. It could be that certain segments of their linemen may not even be able to work on that particular issue. I could be wrong about that, though.

I took the liberty to copy/paste from that EMC post:

At 11:30 a.m., EMCs in Georgia are reporting approximately 435,000 members without power, primarily in South and Southeast Georgia, due to Hurricane Helene.
In addition to damage to EMC distribution lines, the storm severely damaged high-voltage transmission lines. These transmission lines are a critical piece of the electric grid, as they feed the substations that provide power to EMC distribution lines. Georgia Transmission and local EMCs have spent much of the day conducting an extensive damage assessment of Georgia’s power grid.

Crews are discovering catastrophic damage to the electric infrastructure. Georgia Transmission estimates that more than 100 high-voltage transmission lines and 60+ associated electrical substations are currently out of service.

As crews continue damage assessments, they are simultaneously working to restore power where possible. With the severity of damage to the transmission and distribution systems, EMCs warn there will be extensive delays in total restoration. Consequently, some EMC members in the most damaged parts of the state—especially those who are medically fragile—are encouraged to make temporary arrangements.

[Sugarhilldawg]

We are on Sawnee also, been in this house for 29 years and had the power go out 3 times that I can think of never for more than a couple of hours, it helps that we are less than 2 miles from the dam and the substation that gets its feed from the dam is about a 1/4 of a mile away, all underground from the substation

[bNe]

Add another million ga power customers without power at the moment according to the augusta chronicle