DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — CHELCO has added a new feature to its online power outage viewer: estimated time of restoration.
The outage viewer, at chelco.com, provides a map with current information on outages, such as location and the number of members affected and calls received. The newest advancement is available by clicking on an outage.
Generally, the time will show two hours until a crew arrives on scene and assesses the cause for the outage. From there, it will be updated based on the crew’s assessment.
At any time during repair, the time could be updated to a longer or shorter estimation, depending on what the crew finds along the way. During severe storms, an estimate may not be provided until a crew is available to work that particular outage.
CHELCO is a not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative serving more than 47,000 members in Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes and Santa Rosa counties.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: CHELCO power outage map adds new feature