We do our best to avoid them, but there’s no way around it: power outages occasionally happen.
For most REC members, outages are rare and only last a few hours. But when major storms, like the December windstorm that hit San Acacio, impact our area, extended outages are unavoidable... See the graphic at left for steps REC takes to restore power.
![steps to power restoration](http://slvrec.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/2022_06_DS_PowerRestoration_Half-Page.png)