There will be a controlled outage beginning at midnight tonight, which will affect Chincoteague Island while crews work to make some necessary repairs. The outage should last until about 3 a.m.
Earlier Sunday an outage affected northern Accomack County’s seaside areas, including Chincoteague Island and Wattsville. Cooperative personnel worked quickly to restore power to those affected. While working on the restoration effort an issue was discovered that requires the subsequent outage. This second outage will only affect the Island of Chincoteague.
The cooperative has contacted Chincoteague town officials regarding the repair work tonight.
Our crews will work to make the necessary repairs overnight, which should minimize any impacts on the island.