(Updated at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 10)
PPL Electric Utilities lineworkers and support staff continue working around the clock to restore power for customers who experienced outages due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby that swept through the area on Friday (8/9).
The utility brought in nearly 1,000 workers from other companies to supplement its crews to safely make repairs at more than 800 damage locations across PPL Electric’s 29-county service territory.
Following are the latest updates:
- As of 8:30 p.m. Saturday (8/10), crews had restored power to approximately 75,000 customers since the storm began. Approximately 2,300 of our 1.5 million customers were without power.
- All customers who experienced outages before 6 p.m. Friday (8/9) are expected to have their power restored by 11 p.m. Saturday (8/10).
- Any customers who lose power after 6 p.m. Friday (8/9) will have estimated restoration times of 3 p.m. Sunday (8/11).
Safety continues to be our priority. Remember, to keep these tips in mind:
- If you encounter a downed wire, assume it’s energized and stay away. Report downed wires to PPL Electric or local emergency response agencies.
- If using a portable generator during a power outage, never operate it in an enclosed area, like a garage, where deadly carbon-monoxide fumes could accumulate.
- Remember that candles can start fires. Always use flashlights instead.
- If you lost power, turn off appliances that were on when the power went off.
Thank you for your service and all the hard work that you’re doing for us. We truly appreciate that. Thank you very very much for putting your lives on the line during the storm to get the power restored for us.
Crestmont Dr, Newfoundland
Retired lineman leader
Out of power over 25 hrs
Keep working, fellas.
So, why did you take off the electricity of those who had power all this time at 5:00 pm today? And now you’re saying that power will be restored by tomorrow at 3 pm?
That makes no sense when we weren’t really affected by the storm where I live.
Our power has been going off regularly because they haven’t trimmed the trees in a while.. Was on vacation got notification that the powers out? Was not home to run the generator because it’s usually out quite a while. So I started watching and paying attention online to the usage Come to find out I’m being spiked on the usage chart as if I was home all week and everything was turned off. this company’s a rip off the more I look into things, It’s ridiculous what the smart meters are doing to people by Overcharging for electric consumption. My bill has doubled for no reason at all. Now I know why the smart meter is stealing..