Now that Hurricane Helene has exited the area, Georgia Power is working diligently to restore service safely and quickly to every affected customer. The first step in power restoration after a storm event is damage assessment, which occurs both remotely and in the field. Damage assessment teams survey areas to determine what tools, resources, and supplies are needed to restore power most efficiently to the largest amount of customers. Across the southeast region, crews performing damage assessments faced accessibility challenges due to extensive tree damage and debris. As you know, the fifteen (15) southeast region counties were some of the…