Public Works Commission - Emergency Services

PWC Storm Prep
Brochure (PDF)

PWC operates a 24-hour emergency dispatch facility. Types of emergencies may be power outages, downed tree limbs on electrical lines, water main breaks, etc.
If you need our emergency dispatcher, call 1-877-OUR-PWC1.

Power Restoration
What’s Involved In Power Restoration:
Under our power restoration plan, certain PWC customers are given priority. These include hospitals, any schools or other facilities used as disaster shelters, PWC's communications/dispatch center and other facilities involved in our restoration efforts, county and city facilities including fire and police stations and the airport, public facilities or private homes with people on life support systems

1. We begin by repairing any damage in the lines to and from our Transmission System-where high voltage power is received from the generation source. While damage at this level is less likely, when it does occur, it can affect tens of thousands of homes and businesses.

2. The next step is to check for damage at our Substations-where the voltage is reduced to a level safe for distribution. Each local substation serves several thousand customers, so repairing damage here may restore power to a large number of people.

3. We then proceed to repair any damage in the Customer Distribution System, which includes: Main "Feeder" Lines, "Lateral" or "Tap" Lines and Service Lines. Repairing the Customer Distribution System is based on safety concerns and restoring power to the greatest number of people. In general, we repair the main feeder lines first, followed by the lateral and service lines.
NOTE: If your power outage is caused by damage between the line to your home and the service installation, it is the customer's responsibility to have an electrician repair the damage before PWC can restore power.