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PEC deserves a nod on National Lineman Appreciation Day PEC crews were on the roads in dangerous conditions at all hours of the day during the February 2021 winter storm. They often did not know what the problem was trees on lines, downed poles, or broken conductors until they arrived. Photo courtesy of PEC
Highland Lakes residents might have been shivering in their homes without power during the big February freeze, but Pedernales Electric Cooperative linemen were climbing poles in single-digit temperatures during snow and ice storms to turn the heat back on.