AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy
Corp. (NYSE: FE) utilities continue restoration efforts for
customers who have lost power as a result of the winter storm that
moved through the company's service territory on Thursday, November
15. Service has been restored to more than 203,000 of the
248,000 customers across FirstEnergy's six-state service territory
who lost power as a result of the storm.
The company's utilities most affected by accumulating ice, wet
snow and brisk winds include Ohio Edison in eastern Ohio and West Penn Power and Penn Power in
western Pennsylvania.
Downed trees, broken branches and road closures continue to
hamper crews' efforts to access areas with damage to make repairs
to broken poles and downed wires. An additional 500 linemen
are being deployed today to assist the restoration effort, with
most headed to the hardest hit areas in Pennsylvania.
Current company updates include:
- West Penn Power – Crews are making repairs to about 24,000
customers who remain without power. Approximately 37,000 customers
who lost power earlier due to the weather have been restored.
Service is expected to be restored to more than half of currently
affected customers today. Restoration is currently set at
11:30 p.m. tomorrow for some of the
hardest hit areas around Butler,
Armstrong and Clarion counties.
- Penn Power – Work is ongoing to restore power to 6,200
customers. Overall, since the storm began, service has been
restored to approximately 26,000 Penn Power customers. Many
affected customers will have power restored today, and nearly all
customers should be restored by late Sunday evening.
- Ohio Edison – Currently, about 3,200 are without power as a
result of the weather. Approximately 63,000 customers who lost
power earlier due to the weather have been restored. Many affected
customers will have power restored today, and nearly all customers
should be restored by late Sunday evening.
For updated information on the company's current outages,
FirstEnergy's storm restoration process and tips for staying safe,
visit the 24/7 Power Center at
www.firstenergycorp.com/outages.
As the ice melts, more trees and limbs are falling, creating
additional outages. Customers who are without power are
encouraged to call 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877) to report their
outage or click the "Report Outage" link on
www.firstenergycorp.com. Customers should immediately report
downed wires to their utility or their local police or fire
department. Customers should never go near a downed power
line, even if they think it is no longer carrying
electricity. Extra caution should be exercised in areas where
downed wires may be tangled in downed tree branches or other
debris.
Connect with FirstEnergy companies online at
www.firstenergycorp.com, on Twitter at @OhioEdison,
@IlluminatingCo, @ToledoEdison, @Penn_Power, @W_Penn_Power,
@MonPowerWV, @Penelec, or @PotomacEdison, or on Facebook at
www.Facebook.com/OhioEdison, www.Facebook.com/ToledoEdison,
www.Facebook.com/IlluminatingCo, www.Facebook.com/PennPower,
www.Facebook.com/WestPennPower, www.facebook.com/PenelecElectric,
www.facebook.com/PotomacEdison, www.facebook.com/MonPowerWV.
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