ComEd Restores Power to More Than 95 Percent of Customers Impacted by One of Area’s Worst Storm Systems in Years
2024年7月19日 - 12:43AM
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Power restored to more than 410,000 customers
impacted by storms that generated 10 tornadoes and 100-plus mph
winds
ComEd crews have successfully restored power to more than
410,000 customers out of the more than 430,000 customers affected
by Monday evening’s storms, the last of a series of storms that
could top the derecho of August 2020 in terms of severity. The
company estimates that, without the system improvements made over
the past several years, Monday’s extreme weather could have
resulted in twice as many customer outages.
As of 10 a.m. today, less than 16,000 customers remain without
power. ComEd crews, with support from utility partners called into
the region to assist with the response, continue to work around the
clock to restore all remaining customers. The company anticipates
99 percent of customers will have power restored by end of day
today, although area pockets with severe or isolated destruction
requiring extensive repairs may take longer to restore; it is
estimated that 99.9 percent of customers will be restored by end of
day Friday.
“All of us at ComEd understand the inconvenience and frustration
brought on by extended power outages, which is why ComEd crews
continue working around the clock to bring all customers back to
service safely, and as quickly as possible,” said Dave
Perez, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
of ComEd. “We thank everyone for their continued patience as we
work diligently to make a full restoration following what could
turn out to be one of the area’s most powerful and unprecedented
storm systems.”
Monday evening’s extreme weather generated at least 10
simultaneous tornadoes, a number that may increase further as the
National Weather Service continues to investigate areas of
damage.
Throughout the restoration process, ComEd remains in close
coordination with community leaders and local agencies to identify
and expedite repairs. ComEd crews prioritized repairs that restored
power to critical services, such as hospitals, senior centers, law
enforcement, and fire departments. Next comes repairs that would
restore the largest number of customers to power and areas of
significant damage, including lane closures on major interstates
and other infrastructure impacts in addition to thousands of
individual outages affecting customers across northern
Illinois.
The frequency and intensity of the extreme weather, influenced
by climate change, have been increasing in the area and across the
country. In response, ComEd has invested in power grid upgrades
over the past few years. These improvements have enhanced
systemwide reliability by 70 percent, helped customers avoid over
21.7 million outages, and saved more than $3.3 billion in
outage-related costs.
ComEd offers the following tips and information to help
customers to stay safe following severe weather:
- If you encounter a downed power line, immediately call ComEd at
800-EDISON-1 (800-334-7661). Spanish-speaking customers should call
800-95-LUCES (800-955-8237).
- Never approach a downed power line. Always assume a power line
is energized and extremely dangerous.
Customers can sign up for Outage Alerts at ComEd.com/Alerts or
text OUT to 26633 to report their outage and receive restoration
information about when their power may be restored. ComEd also
offers a mobile app for iPhone® and Android® smartphones that gives
customers the ability to report power outages and manage their
accounts. In addition, customers can report outages through ComEd’s
Facebook and Twitter pages.
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ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:
EXC), a Fortune 200 energy company with approximately 10 million
electricity and natural gas customers – the largest number of
customers in the U.S. ComEd powers the lives of more than 4 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, X and YouTube.
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