FEMA APPROVES $2.4 MILLION FOR REPAIRS TO BOWLING GREEN ELECTRIC
COMPANY
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230616/fema-approves-24-million-repairs-bowling-green-electric-company]


Release Date: 
June 8, 2023 

FRANKFORT, Ky. – FEMA approved more than $2.4 million for Warren
Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation to repair damaged property as a
direct result of the severe storms, flooding and tornadoes that
occurred from Dec. 10-11, 2021.

During the incident period, a tornado outbreak caused extensive damage
to Warren Rural Electric Cooperative’s components jurisdiction wide.
The damaged property included electrical poles, transformers,
conductor(s), miscellaneous anchors, wires and associated hardware.

FEMA approved $450,509 for workers regular hours and overtime, $84,159
for equipment, $640,220 for materials, and $1,512,460 for contract and
mutual aid for the repairs to the power distribution system of Warren
Rural Electrical Cooperative in order to restore the facility to its
pre-disaster design, function and capacity.

FEMA Public Assistance is a cost-sharing program. Due to the magnitude
of damage caused by this storm, President Biden authorized a cost
share reimbursement of 90% federal funding for this project. All work
and costs took place between Dec. 11, 2021 to March 22, 2022.

For more information on Kentucky’s recovery from the tornadoes,
visit fema.gov/disaster/4630 [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4630].
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