Nearly all of Annapolis power outages restored following blown transformer

BALTIMORE - Nearly all of the power has been restored Thursday evening in Annapolis, according to city officials.

More than 72,000 people in Anne Arundel County and more than 42,000 residents in Annapolis were without power for hours after a transformer blew out at the Cedar Park substation, impacting the Annapolis peninsula and surrounding communities.

The power outage impacted traffic lights throughout Annapolis. The U.S. Naval Academy also lost power.

"At 3:15 p.m. an equipment failure impacted a large part of Anne Arundel County, causing more than 72,000 BGE customers to lose electric service," said BGE spokesperson Nick Alexopulos. "BGE crews are currently working as quickly and safely as possible to determine the cause of the equipment failure and an estimated time of restoration for customers who remain without power. We are fully mobilized and working multiple paths--from crews on the ground to automated distribution equipment--to resolve the issue. We expect to restore service for all impacted customers later this evening. We appreciate customers' patience as we address this issue."