ComEd Restores Power for More Than 350,000 Customers Impacted by Extreme Storms
July 17 2024 - 4:34AM
Business Wire
Response is ongoing to restore all customers
following the 10 tornadoes and 100 mph winds on Monday evening
ComEd crews have restored power to 353,281 customers, more than
80 percent of the over 440,000 customers impacted by Monday
evening’s storms. The storms caused widespread damage across the
service territory on Monday evening, with 10 tornadoes confirmed by
the National Weather Service and severe winds peaking over 100
mph.
Approximately 82,000 customers remain without power as of 1:30
a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, with most of the outages concentrated
in the South region. ComEd expects that the vast majority of
remaining customers will be restored by the afternoon of Friday,
July 19. Localized areas experiencing major damage requiring
significant repairs may take longer to restore.
More than 3,000 ComEd crews as well as mutual assistance
personnel from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Canada are working 24/7 to
quickly and safely restore power. ComEd prioritizes repairs that
will restore outages affecting the greatest number of customers and
focuses on critical services, such as hospitals, senior centers,
law enforcement and fire departments. Given the extent of damage
stemming from the storms — including lane closures on major
interstates and other major infrastructure impacts — ComEd remains
in close coordination with community leaders and local agencies to
make repairs.
Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of
severe weather facing the area and many areas across the country.
To strengthen its infrastructure, ComEd has been investing in power
grid upgrades in recent years, with these improvements helping to
bolster systemwide reliability by 70 percent, and helping customers
avoid more than 21.7 million outages, and saving more than $3.3
billion in outage-related costs.
The following tips and information encourage customers to stay
safe following severe weather:
- If you encounter a downed power line, immediately call ComEd at
1-800-EDISON-1 (1-800-334-7661).
- Spanish-speaking customers should call 1-800-95-LUCES
(1-800-955-8237).
- 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.
ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:
EXC), a Fortune 250 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, Instagram and YouTube.
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