ComEd Restores Power to 90 Percent of Customers Impacted by Severe Storms
August 03 2015 - 5:14PM
Business Wire
More than 108,000 customers restored since
the start of yesterday’s storms
ComEd has restored power to more than 90 percent of the 120,000
customers impacted by severe thunderstorms that produced high
winds, hail and heavy rain that swept through the Chicago area in
two waves during Sunday afternoon and evening.
More than 650 crews are continuing to work on restoring power to
approximately 10,600 customers. Yesterday’s storm arrived in two
waves, one in the afternoon and one later in the evening, both
caused severe damage leaving behind uprooted and broken trees,
lifted rooftops and multiple downed power lines throughout the
region.
The majority of remaining outages are in severely impacted
areas, including Grayslake and Round Lake Beach in Lake County.
According to the National Weather Service, a tornado may have
touched down in Grayslake area where there is a lot of tree debris
that must be cleared before the utility can further assess the
extent of damage and safely restore power. ComEd has established a
mobile command center in the Grayslake area.
“ComEd crews are focused on restoring power to every customer as
quickly and safely as possible,” said Terence R. Donnelly,
executive vice president and chief operating officer for ComEd. “We
appreciate our customers’ patience as we address impacted areas to
repair damage caused by the storms and restore power.”
ComEd urges customers to contact the utility immediately if they
are experiencing a power outage. Customers can text OUT to 26633
(COMED) to report their outage and receive restoration
information.
ComEd also introduced a mobile app for iPhone and Android® smart
phones, available in the app store for each platform, which gives
customers the ability to report power outages and manage their
accounts. In addition, customers can report outages through the
website at ComEd.com or on ComEd’s Facebook page at
Facebook.com/ComEd or by calling 1-800 EDISON1 (1-800-334-7661).
Spanish-speaking customers should call 1-800-95-LUCES
(1-800-955-8237).
For information related to storm outages customers can visit
ComEd Storm Center at ComEd.com/storm.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 7.8 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For
more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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