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Progressive Steps to Christmas Storm Outages Update
Advance Technology
Electric cooperatives across South Dakota continued
to make progress last week, according to a report issued
Dec. 28, on restoring power to some 10,000 South Dakotans
who remain without electricity after a Dec. 25 storm hit the
By Marcia Hultman
state.
SD Labor & Regulation Secretary
Repairs to the lines – which are spread out among counties across the state from the Montana border to the MinneAs I reflect on the past year, a quote from Steve Ballmer,
sota border – are slow going as crews encounter deep snow
former CEO of Microsoft and owner of the Los Angeles Clipin the west and thick ice in the east. At least one cooperapers stands out to me.
tive is reporting discovery of additional damage as they are
“The number one benefit of information technology is
able to access more parts of their system. The counties afthat it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets
fected encompass more than 20,000 square miles – or about
people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets peothe area of the states of Maryland and New Jersey.
ple learn things they didn't think they could learn before,
In northeast South Dakota, cooperatives report ice
and so in a sense it is all about potential.”
the diameter of two-liter bottles surrounding power lines,
In the past year, the Department of Labor and Regulawhich would fit through the bottle’s opening.
tion (DLR) has embraced this notion and has taken many
Ten distribution cooperatives and one transmission
progressive steps to advance technology in the way we do
cooperative continue to have outages related to the storm.
business. We’ve realized even as a state government agency,
Employees at those cooperatives have been working since
we need to be competitive in the technology we offer users
Sunday to make repairs. More than 60 workers from 15
to provide the best customer service experience. A few of
South Dakota electric cooperatives are assisting with reour accomplishments include:
pairs, as are 52 workers from 13 cooperatives in Minnesota
•Our new virtual labor market data system allows users
and Iowa. Private contractors add approximately 75 more
to view the most recent statistics available, offers greater
workers to the force.
functionality, creates customized profiles and is designed to
The Christmas Day storms brought blizzard, strong
be intuitive and flexible.
winds, freezing rains and even lightning strikes to the state.
•We launched a redesigned, mobile responsive website.
At least seven other cooperatives had also experienced
The latest features include an events calendar with search
capability, sliders to highlight announcements and resources, and mega menus for more direct links to forms, online
applications and program information.
•The online application employers use to submit their
unemployment insurance (UI) reports and make contributions was upgraded to allow individual choice of internet
BROOKINGS, S.D. - Pennington County 4-H members
browsers. In addition, unemployment claimants were given
were among 75 volunteers who placed 1,000 wreaths on the
the option of receiving their UI information more quickly
graves of service members laid to rest in the Black Hills Naelectronically, instead of by mail.
tional Cemetery as part of the Wreaths Across America Cer•DLR is in the final steps of launching a new SDWORKS
emony held this December. "One of the essential elements
jobs database and management information system to
of 4-H is generosity. When 4-H members help others within
assist DLR staff, job seekers and employers. The new
their community, a service learning opportunity is often the
SDWORKS will be a virtual one-stop and is developed to
result," said Peter Nielson, SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Develprovide common language and real time data to create an
opment Program Director. "This service project taught 4-H
effective workforce system.
members about honor and encouraged them to remember
We don’t want DLR services to remain the best-kept secret. Stop by your job service offices. Visit our website. Try the service men and women who sacrificed for this country." Pennington County 4-H partnered with the Sturgis Boy
out the tools we have available. We are remaining relevant
Scouts, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and community
and will continue to advance the technology we use to
provide the services you need and expect to succeed in the members. All the wreaths were purchased by families of
service members. "Pierre Claeyssens said that to be killed
world of workforce development.
in war is not the worst that can happen, to be lost at war
is not the worst that can happen. The worst thing that can
happen is to be forgotten, and so we're trying to remember
and make sure that our fallen service men and women are
honored during the holidays," said Matthew Olson, SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Program Advisor - Pennington County. For
more information about 4-H or community service opportunities, contact your local SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Program
Advisor. A complete list can be found at iGrow.
4-H Partners with Other
Organizations
outages in the storm but were able to make repairs by
Monday afternoon.
Cooperatives are advising it may be several days before
power is restored into all areas.
The storm has also affected cooperatives’ transmission
suppliers, which bring electricity to local substations.
East River Electric Power Cooperative, headquartered
in Madison, has damage in northeastern South Dakota from
the Watertown and Clear Lake area north to the Sisseton
area. Otter Tail Power Company, an investor-owned utility,
is also having problems in the area, which in turn is affecting East River. Western Area Power Administration lines are
also affected in the Summit area. EREPC continues to assess
the damage, but is aware of nearly 500 transmission structures damaged in the storm, which affect the cooperative’s
ability to deliver power to substations serving some of the
affected distribution cooperatives.
For information on outages at electric cooperatives in
the state, go to https://outages.sdrea.coop/outages/maps
Cooperatives urge people to stay away from downed
power lines and to not drive over downed lines.
South Dakota’s 28 distribution cooperatives provide
electricity in each of the state’s 66 counties and serve more
than 120,000 South Dakota homes, farms/ranches and businesses. South Dakota’s electric cooperatives maintain more
than 68,000 miles of distribution and transmission line and
employ more than 960 people.
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