Here is a message from Pepco:
Strong winds forecasted to gust in excess of 50 mph, are expected to move through the Pepco service territory early Friday morning through Saturday morning. High winds can bring down trees and tree branches causing damage to electric equipment and result in service interruptions for our customers. Pepco’s Emergency Response Organization is ready to respond, with additional crews and personnel ready to work as quickly and safely as possible to restore service to customers should outages occur.
We are prepared for this potential weather event and ask customers to be cautious when driving near working crews, vehicles and equipment.
- The company will have additional crews and other personnel scheduled and ready to respond should the forecasted high winds impact service to our customers.
- In addition to 150 internal linemen, Pepco has an additional 250 overhead line contractors and 180 tree crew personnel as well as crews from its sister utilities Atlantic City Electric and Delmarva Power available to assist in any restoration effort.
- Should Pepco need additional assistance, resources from other nearby Exelon utilities, including Baltimore Gas & Electric and PECO in Philadelphia, can assist.
We encourage customers to be prepared, monitor weather conditions and report any outages or downed wires.
- Safety is our top priority. We urge our customers to stay away from downed wires and assume any downed wire is energized.
- To report an outage or downed wire, call 1-877-PEPCO-62 (1-877-737-2662) or report and track through our mobile app or our website at www.pepco.com/storm.
- We ask customers who need power for critical medical equipment to be prepared to relocate to a facility with electricity in case there is a power outage.
Just as Pepco has made preparations ahead of the potentially severe weather, customers also should be prepared.
- Have a flashlight with fresh batteries on each floor of your home.
- Have a supply of bottled water and easy-to-prepare, non-perishable foods available.
- Charge cell phones and other mobile devices.
- More tips available at pepco.com
Ivan K. Lanier | State Affairs Manager
Pepco | Governmental & External Affairs
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