Thousands Of Homes Still Without Power
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - More than 20,000 homes in Western Pennsylvania are still without power Sunday morning following a winter storm that brought heavy snow and ice to the region.
Duquesne Light said that the snow and ice on Thursday caused more damage to their equipment than any storm since 2010.
11/18 7 AM About 700 customers are without power. DLC crews and contractors will work until service is restored to all customers, with the majority expected to be back on early Sunday evening. Thank you for your patience.
— Duquesne Light (@DuquesneLight) November 18, 2018
As of 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Duquesne Light reported that 287 customers are still without power.
Butler County was hit the hardest by the storms and thousands of customers were expected to be without power for the entire weekend after losing service Thursday or Friday.
As of 2:10 p.m. Sunday, there were more nearly 17,121 homes are still without power. There are still more than 14,000 FirstEnergy customers in Butler County without power. FirstEnergy expects to have power restored to most residents in the area by Sunday evening.
Our utilities continue 24/7 restoration efforts for customers who lost power due to the winter storm that moved through our service territory on 11/15. Service has been restored to more than 203,000 of the 248,000 customers who lost power. Media advisory: https://t.co/OXE8XtlFP2 pic.twitter.com/AGwStGQ05p
— FirstEnergy Corp. (@firstenergycorp) November 17, 2018
Warming stations throughout Butler County remain open to those who do not have heat.
