Ice Storm Power Outage Update

Situation Update

Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Situation Update 14
12-14-07, 10:45 a.m.

Oklahoma Corporation Commission reports statewide 288,816 homes and businesses are without electric service due to the Ice Storm.

AEP-PSO reports 113,000 customers without power, including 105,000 in the Tulsa metro area.

OG&E reports 156,414 customers without power, including 143,049 in the Oklahoma City metro area, 6,004 in Sapulpa and 2,296 in Bristow.

Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives reports about 19,402 rural electric customers without power, including 5,500 Verdigris Valley Electric and 3,000 Oklahoma Electric cooperative customers. OAEC also reports 2,490 broken or destroyed distribution poles.

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