ElectriC out

[Railcruiser]

Electricity
Anyone else's electricity go out. We are in Duval. Looks like everyone in the neighborhood is out. Does anyone know what's going on?

[gage405]

Tamarind grove is out too

[Spinning3]

Bonita is out

[Pat Reilly]

Amelia out

[gage405]

Doesn't sound good

[suediff]

Out in tamarind Grove villas

[pooh]

About 14,000 in Sumter County according to Seco Storm Center page.

[mezis55]

sabel Chase just out a few seconds then back on.

[Lbmb24101]

About 14,000 in Sumter County according to Seco Storm Center page.

Yes
I also saw that page
Some customers also out in Lake County
SECO's phone number keeps going to busy signal....

[Lbmb24101]

11:25 pm
power back on in Buttonwood :)

[NotGolfer]

I just came here to see if anyone else is posting. Yes, Amelia is out but it came back on after about 15 minutes. Scarey to go from lights to pitch black and try to navigate through the house!!! Thank God we have our electric back on again as the house seemed to be getting stuffy pretty quickly.

[tadpoleKM]

I was just about to go to bed and the lights came back on around 11:25 in Tamarind Grove!

[graciegirl]

They went out at five until eleven and just came back on at 11:38. We are on 466.

[mixsonci]

They did not go out in Collier, south of 466A

[thelegges]

Was there a storm?

[rubicon]

The bad news is that power outages more common here than anywhere else we lived. The good news is that they appear to be short lived

[Bogie Shooter]

This can put our little 40 minutes without electricity in prospective.
From the World Bank website:

According to the World Bank’s Global Tracking Framework (GTF) released in April 2017, 1.06 billion people live without electricity- only a slight improvement since 2012.

[billethkid]

Bridgeport at Lake Miona was out as well.

Second time in two weeks. Both at night. No storm in the immediate area. Very short. Tested where we have our emergency lights and that they were in good order.

Not one power outage in 13 years and now two in two weeks.

I would be curious to hear SECO's view of that.

All in all we are very fortunate.

[Taltarzac725]

Power went out last night here in Lynnhaven as I was preparing to take Beau out for his walk. It was a very dark walk last night with me worrying about what I could not see in the dark.

It came back around midnight.

Anything happen in your Village?

My friends of Facebook from the Villages seem to indicate it was a lot of Villages?

[Henryk]

Power went out last night here in Lynnhaven as I was preparing to take Beau out for his walk. It was a very dark walk last night with me worrying about what I could not see in the dark.

It came back around midnight.

Anything happen in your Village?

My friends of Facebook from the Villages seem to indicate it was a lot of Villages?

We lost power in Hadley. Not sure of the duration...

[golf2140]

Lost power in Bonita. It sure is dark with no street or yard lights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bogie Shooter]

Power went out last night here in Lynnhaven as I was preparing to take Beau out for his walk. It was a very dark walk last night with me worrying about what I could not see in the dark.

It came back around midnight.

Anything happen in your Village?

My friends of Facebook from the Villages seem to indicate it was a lot of Villages?

Here ya go...................
https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/electric-out-245501/

[mixsonci]

Sounds like everything north of 466A went out, but not south of 466A?

[Ooper]

The bad news is that power outages more common here than anywhere else we lived. The good news is that they appear to be short lived

Been in Santiago for 17 years and never had a power outage, even through 3 hurricanes. Knock on wood!

[John_W]

Been in Santiago for 17 years and never had a power outage, even through 3 hurricanes. Knock on wood!

This was our first outage in 6+ years in Tamarind Grove. That's the best we ever had anywhere. In Maryland I got so tired of resetting the clocks.

I've been through hurricanes in St. Petesburg in the 60's, Pensacola in the 70's and Savannah in the 80's and everytime it was a power outage for 3 days.

[rubicon]

This can put our little 40 minutes without electricity in prospective.
From the World Bank website:

According to the World Bank’s Global Tracking Framework (GTF) released in April 2017, 1.06 billion people live without electricity- only a slight improvement since 2012.

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

[autumnspring]

Power went out last night here in Lynnhaven as I was preparing to take Beau out for his walk. It was a very dark walk last night with me worrying about what I could not see in the dark.

It came back around midnight.

Anything happen in your Village?

My friends of Facebook from the Villages seem to indicate it was a lot of Villages?

Perhaps a good time to be sure you have at least a quality flashlight.

In hurricane Katrina, before we moved to Florida, it took A WEEK for them to restore electricity. I had several Coleman lanterns. They are about as bright as a hundred watt light bulb. You can still buy them. If, you have one make sure you have parts and it works.

[Hancle704]

Out for about an hour last evening in De la Vista following a 5 hour outage last week and 2 surges this AM. Thjis happening now with SECO makes me concerned about what will happen if we get hit with a hurricane this season.

[Taltarzac725]

Perhaps a good time to be sure you have at least a quality flashlight.

In hurricane Katrina, before we moved to Florida, it took A WEEK for them to restore electricity. I had several Coleman lanterns. They are about as bright as a hundred watt light bulb. You can still buy them. If, you have one make sure you have parts and it works.

We have some good flashlights. I needed one to make sure Beau peed and nothing was around to attack him but I would have had a hard time seeing it coming last night.

[Carla B]

Blissfully unaware, as no outage last night in our part of Hemingway.

[John_W]

I bought one of these about ten years ago at Walmart because they were on sale for $8 and it seemed like a good thing to have. I hadn't turned it on for a few years and last night I got it out and it worked perfect. Uses 4 D batteries instead of one of those large square lantern batteries. It's nice because you don't always want a flashlight in your hands. Just set it on the counter and then you have your hands free to use the telephone, a radio, whatever and it illuminates the whole room. I see them in the camping department all the time, I think I'll pick up another, Walmart website lists them now for $12.35.

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/43ff3cb3-da46-49ce-a304-454476c88df9_1.8606dc47015090269ba3c722393156d1.jp eg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF

[graciegirl]

I bought one of these about ten years ago at Walmart because they were on sale for $8 and it seemed like a good thing to have. I hadn't turned it on for a few years and last night I got it out and it worked perfect. Uses 4 D batteries instead of one of those large square lantern batteries. It's nice because you don't always want a flashlight in your hands. Just set it on the counter and then you have your hands free to use the telephone, a radio, whatever and it illuminates the whole room. I see them in the camping department all the time, I think I'll pick up another, Walmart website lists them now for $12.35.

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/43ff3cb3-da46-49ce-a304-454476c88df9_1.8606dc47015090269ba3c722393156d1.jp eg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF

Thank you for this info. I lit a candle in a glass jar. Leaving it sitting there when I'm not in the room worries me. This is a much better idea.

[Lbmb24101]

I bought one of these about ten years ago at Walmart because they were on sale for $8 and it seemed like a good thing to have. I hadn't turned it on for a few years and last night I got it out and it worked perfect. Uses 4 D batteries instead of one of those large square lantern batteries. It's nice because you don't always want a flashlight in your hands. Just set it on the counter and then you have your hands free to use the telephone, a radio, whatever and it illuminates the whole room. I see them in the camping department all the time, I think I'll pick up another, Walmart website lists them now for $12.35.

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/43ff3cb3-da46-49ce-a304-454476c88df9_1.8606dc47015090269ba3c722393156d1.jp eg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF

Thank you for your post! Will get one for sure
Thank you!

I love totv

[Taltarzac725]

HeroBeam® LED Lantern 2016 COB Technology emits 300 LUMENS Review - YouTube (https://youtu.be/VQ4vDhVg9fc)

You bought a couple of these for power outages. Hero Beam.

[New Englander]

I have this one. Bought it just for emergencies. It produces great light when you need it. Uses 4 "D" cell batteries. I bought it on Amazon in 2014. Sometimes when batteries are left in something for a long time they leak so I suggest every few months, open the lamp and look at the batteries. I also have a battery tester because you can't tell how good a battery is by just looking at it.

Amazon.com: Supernova 300 Lumens Ultra Bright LED Camping and Emergency Lantern: Home Improvement (https://www.amazon.com/Supernova-300-Camping-Emergency-Lantern/dp/B00CCRXCH2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503240881&sr=8-1&keywords=supernova+300+lumens+ultra+bright+led+cam ping+and+emergency+lantern)

[jnieman]

The bad news is that power outages more common here than anywhere else we lived. The good news is that they appear to be short lived

We've lived here 9 years and never remember losing power before. Must be certain areas.

[graciegirl]

We've lived here 9 years and never remember losing power before. Must be certain areas.

This appeared to be a huge area well including areas well outside The Villages.

I am always thinking....is this a terror related thing? It wasn't. I am glad. Hackers can get control of a lot of systems that affect us these days. I am a worrier.

[Schaumburger]

Thank you for the lantern recommendations. I don't lose power very often at home, but I want to get one of these. This also gives me a gift idea for my dad for Christmas (he is very hard to buy for).