PARKER, Pa. – Heavy downpours caused widespread tree-related power outages around 2:30 am Wednesday for approximately 2,000 Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) members. Affected areas included members served in northern Butler county near Petrolia, as well as members in the Coal Hill area of Venango County. Restoration was completed by 8 am.

CEC crews were continuing to work throughout the early morning to restore power to 10 affected members in Butler and Armstrong counties.

Members should report outages by calling 1-800-282-8610. The cooperative thanks members for their patience during restoration efforts.

Remember to stay away from downed power lines and report them to your electric utility.

Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative serving approximately 25,000 members with over 3,000 miles of distribution line in portions of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Mercer and Venango counties.

Members are invited to attend this year’s 81st Meeting of the Members on Aug. 24 in Whitehall Camp & Conference Center, Emlenton, PA.