Little Rock, Arkansas — April 11, 2024 — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have dispatched 77 lineworkers and utility vehicles, along with construction equipment, to assist Alabama Power and DEMCO of Central City, Louisiana, with power restoration efforts.
Seventy professional lineworkers are with Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI) of Little Rock, and seven are with Petit Jean Electric Cooperative of Clinton. Thirty-seven of the AECI lineworkers who are now working in Alabama had completed a power restoration assignment in Mississippi earlier this week. The seven Petit Jean Electric and 33 of the AECI lineworkers are assisting DEMCO.
The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas comprise 17 electric distribution cooperatives along with Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI), a Little Rock-based cooperative that provides services to the distribution cooperatives, and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC), a generation and transmission cooperative. The distribution cooperatives provide electricity to approximately 600,000 homes, farms and businesses in Arkansas and surrounding states.
For additional information, contact:
Rob Roedel, Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, (501) 570-2296 or email Rob.
AECI Crew Roster
AECI crews working in Alabama included Marcus Bramlett, Weston Harper, Wheeler Luke, John Nuckolls, Brayden Matty, James Oliver, Alvest Prince, Ronnie Terrell, Dylan Lytle, Harley Jordan, Robert Thompson, Allen Ware, Lucas Tanner, Joseph Corgiat, Keshawn Blevins, Gaven Ingram, David Halcom, Brody Hausmann, Mason Stewart, Joe Fowler, Logan Jewell, Mason Kinder, Levi Tryon, Clayton Kemp, Devin Thompson, Richard Johnson, Blake Hammontree, Dalton Medlock, Kenneth Holland, Louie Langley, Justin Shull, David Prescott, Blake Odom, Joseph Haley, Jay Verser, Mark Jackson and Corey Sharp.
AECI crews working in Louisiana include Steven Dolloff, Zach Ford, Josh Gaither, Andy Pierce, Marshall Orcut, Mike Wahl, Brad Edwards, Delton Heath, Alex Martin, Blake Richards, Justin Ewin, Keaton Trout, Zayne Gale, Cole Hennigar, Brodie McDaniel, Brandon Grinde, Kaleb Moore, Ethan Heerdink, Kylan Sutton, Shawn Oberle, Lee Brooks, Dawson Loggains, Coby Sartin, Carter Youngblood, Jarrett Stringer, Chris Banks, David Lossing, Mack Hoogeveen, Brock Humphrey, Andrew Scroggins, Chris Wahl, Danny Robinson and Mike Rogers.
