Cullman Electric Cooperative

Thousands of people in Cullman County were left without power this morning after hundreds of feet of cooper was stolen from a power sub-station.

Power was out about 90 minutes at all of West Point’s schools. 

The school was among about 3,000 Cullman Electric Cooperative customers without power, mostly in the West Point area.

Cullman Electric Cooperative Communications Manager Brian Lacy says the electric company began getting calls Friday morning. About 200 feet of copper wiring was missing from a substation.

“We were getting calls about people having problems at their homes and businesses,” Lacy said. “The gate at the substation had been cut and we discovered the copper was missing. It was a voltage issue because the substation was out of whack. Our crews were out there the remainder of the day at the Ebenezer substation.”

Crews tunred off power to make necessary repairs, but they quickly had power restored 90 minutes later.

The Cullman County’s Sheriff Office is investigating the incident.