Rep. Deck for Norman

New update from OG&E — Crews continue to make progress following overnight severe weather.

Approximately 1,000 operational and support personnel are restoring service to homes and businesses that can accept power. OG&E has requested restoration crews from our peer electric companies across the region; some have already arrived, and more are expected tomorrow.

Service Area Update

— Within 20 hours of damage, 73% of customers have been restored. As of 7pm, 80% of essential service customers have been restored.

— Approximately 15,000 customers remain without power.

— So far damage to the grid includes downed power lines, broken power poles, damaged transmission structures, tree damage to equipment, broken cross arms, and other equipment attached to poles.

— We anticipate 95% of all customers to be restored by Tuesday morning.

— We will continue restoring power and working around the clock until all customers are restored.

— We will update customers when restoration times are available through myOGEalerts and System Watch.

Cleveland County / Norman

— We expect Cleveland County to be fully restored by late Tuesday evening.

— We have 544 restoration personnel on the ground in Cleveland County, with more on the way. We have mobilized the largest number of personnel to Norman and Cleveland County, given the extensive damage.

— Crews have found 44 downed poles in Norman. A large majority of those are in areas that are hard to access, such as backyards and covered in tree debris, which can make restoration work more complex and time-consuming.

— Crews have made progress with restoring essential services in Cleveland County and throughout the entire OG&E service area. As of 7pm, 80% of essential service customers have been restored.

— Additionally, crews successfully restored power to several essential service customers in the Norman area, including Norman Regional Hospital and several municipal facilities.

Trees / Vegetation Information

— Trees downing lines and damaging equipment is a primary cause of outages following the 90 MPH extreme winds last night.

— OG&E must clear lines and trees before replacing poles and lines.

— Vegetation crews will take tree and brush debris from the customer’s yard to the curb but are unable to remove this debris from the customer’s property.

— Removal of the debris is the customer’s responsibility. Some municipalities offer removal services. These cities will inform residents of debris removal plans.

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