SMECO Outage Update—July 5, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Restoration from the Independence Day storm continues across our service area.
We now have nine contractor crews (42 personnel) assisting with restoration, with all expected to be on site this afternoon. We are also receiving mutual aid from several neighboring cooperatives. Thank you to AUI Power, Bayline Construction, Delaware Electric Cooperative, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, Northern Neck Electric Cooperative, NOVEC, PennLine, Prince George Electric Cooperative, and Sumter Electric for sending crews to help.
So far, we have identified more than 20 broken poles, along with dozens of damaged crossarms and other equipment that must be repaired or replaced before power can be safely restored.
At this time, we have established a global estimated restoration time of 6 p.m. Monday, July 6, for substantial completion of storm restoration.
Thank you for your patience as our crews continue working safely to restore power.
As of 5:05 p.m., crews have restored power to more than 27,000 members since the storm began. Crews continue working to restore service to all remaining members.
Number of active outages: 77
Number of customers out: 1,506
Estimated time of restoration (ETR): During major storm events or other times when there is a high volume of outages, the ETR may not immediately be available when the outage is reported. If an ETR is available, you will automatically receive a text message with that information. You can also visit our outage map to view the number of outages and the ETR for your area.
Outage map: https://outagemap.smeco.coop
Report an outage:
SMECO’s meters can detect power outages remotely, but members are always welcome to report an outage through any of our available reporting options.
- Online: https://smeco.ifactornotifi.com/ui/outage-reporting
- Phone: 877-74-SMECO (877-747-6326)
- SMECO 24/7 app: smeco.coop/SMECO247 (Note: Android users were experiencing issues viewing the outage map through the app. The issue has been resolved. If you are still receiving an error, please restart your device.)
- Text: smeco.coop/smeco-text-alerts