On the coldest night of the year, an electric company is turning off the power for a couple thousand people.
Adams Electric is shutting off power for over 3,000 customers at 2 a.m. They say they have to do it overnight to fix a switcher.
The emergency outage will knock out power to approximately 3,400 Adams Electric members living in the Orrtanna, Fairfield, Carroll Valley, Cashtown and Big Flat areas of Adams and Franklin Counties.
It'll be out on the coldest night of the year.
"It's cold, but it'll be ok," said Al Walker. Walker is one of the residents affected. He says, although it's not ideal, he's not concerned.
For customers who are worried: Adams Electric offers these tips:
-Try to stay overnight at friends, use extra blankets, remember your pets, and leave faucets dripping so pipes don't freeze.
Power is expected to be turned back on at 6 a.m. on Wednesday.
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Adams Electric and Met-Ed have scheduled an emergency power outage to occur from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Wednesday at Met-Ed's Orrtanna Breaker Station.
The outage wil affect 3,400 Adams Electric members living in Orrtanna, Fairfield, Carroll Valley, Cashtown and Big Flat areas of Adams and Franklin Counties.
Met-Ed is hoping to permanently repair a switch that caused an outage in the same area Tuesday.
Due to the low temperatures expected overnight, take extra precautions to stay warm, including:
- Prepare any back-up heating systems.
- Operate emergency generators safely.
- Make arrangements to stay elsewhere overnight: with friends, family or in a hotel.
- If you plan to stay home, have extra blankets and warm clothing readily available.
- Take precaution with pets. Make sure they have somewhere safe to stay.
- Slightly open faucets to allow a small drip to avoid freezing pipes.
- Co-op linecrews will be assisting Met-Ed in making repairs safely and efficiently.
For more information visit www.adamsec.coop or for real-time outages visit https://ebill.adamsec.com/oms/outageMap.
In case of a power emergency, call 800/726-2324.