Missouri Tornadoes Impact Coop Power Distribution
Posted on May 26, 2011 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on Missouri Tornadoes Impact Coop Power Distribution
The disastrous weather system that spawned severe storms and deadly tornadoes and spread destruction across portions of Missouri and six other states between May 21 and 23 has also affected area coops’ ability to distribute power. New-Mac Electric Cooperative, a Neosho, Missouri-based coop, reported more than 4,000 of its nearly 17,000 meters out of service. Many of the outages were the result of damage to transmission towers linking the coop’s distribution system to KAMO Electric Cooperative. KAMO, a Vinita, Oklahoma-based coop, lost seven large transmission structures in the path of the Joplin, Missouri, tornado. Crews are working to rebuild the affected structures. See the full story here.
