Tideland EMC, Author at Washington Daily News

News

Tideland substation down, thousands without power

*UPDATE: Power was restored at 2:26 p.m. Power is off to Tideland EMCs Edward substation, affecting  3,248 members of the electric cooperative. “Crews are en ... Read more

by Tideland EMC, Wednesday, August 30, 2023 2:19 pm

News

Four-hour outage planned tonight for Tideland’s Washington substation

Outage begins Thursday, Nov. 18 @ 12:01 am; Set backup alarm Wednesday night Tideland EMC will conduct a planned outage of its Washington substation on ... Read more

by Tideland EMC, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 4:47 pm

News

Tideland EMC damage assessments underway

Damage assessments began at 10 a.m. in our Grantsboro, Pantego and Engelhard operational districts. As of 11 a.m. we have 82 outages impacting 18,377 members. ... Read more

by Tideland EMC, Friday, September 6, 2019 11:22 am

News

Tideland EMC prepared for Dorian

PANTEGO — Tideland Electric Membership Corporation, with offices in Ocracoke, Engelhard, Grantsboro and Pantego, activated its emergency response plan on Sept. 1 in preparation for Hurricane ... Read more

by Tideland EMC, Thursday, September 5, 2019 3:37 pm

Hurricane Stories

77% of Tideland EMC System Without Power

Pantego, NC – Tideland EMC, with offices in Ocracoke, Engelhard, Pantego and Grantsboro, continues to be impacted by Hurricane Florence. As of 5:00 o’clock this ... Read more

by Tideland EMC, Friday, September 14, 2018 8:46 am

Hurricane Stories

UTILITIES UPDATE: Tideland EMC prepared For Florence

Tideland Electric Membership Corporation, with offices in Ocracoke, Engelhard, Grantsboro and Pantego, activated its emergency response plan on September 7 in preparation for Hurricane Florence. ... Read more

by Tideland EMC, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 12:28 pm

Belhaven

UTILITIES UPDATE: Tideland EMC

Information below was provided courtesy of Tideland EMC. Before calling to report a power outage, check the breakers in your home or business to make ... Read more

by Tideland EMC, Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4:25 pm

Hurricane Stories

Tideland EMC offers generator safety tips

Generators can be an invaluable source of power following a major storm. However, the leading injuries reported following a hurricane are carbon monoxide poisoning and ... Read more

by Tideland EMC, Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11:19 am

Your Take

High voltage and exploding hotdogs

Safety director Wayne Brackin, of Tideland Electric Membership Corp., taught students at the Engelhard library about safety and electricity on Tuesday. Students also saw a ... Read more

by Tideland EMC, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 7:13 pm

Education

Tideland EMC awards annual classroom grants

From Tideland EMC PANTEGO — Tideland Electric Membership Corp. recently awarded more than $14,000 in Bright Ideas grant funding during a banquet held at Deadwood ... Read more

by Tideland EMC, Wednesday, November 30, 2016 3:18 pm