Met-Ed Makes Significant Progress Overnight, Restoring an Additional 7,000 Customers Following Severe Winter Storm
About 238,000 customers lost power following last week's storm. Approximately 19,400 customers remain out of service, primarily in the
"We are working in the snow today as long as it is safe to do so, and customers who have been without power the longest remain our top priority," said
The Governor of
As part of its storm restoration process, Met-Ed has taken the following steps:
- Ramped up storm updates on social media and on the company website. Follow Met-Ed on Twitter @
Met Ed and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MetEdElectric - Aired radio ads telling customers how to prepare for storms
- Initiated update calls with officials
- Communicated with emergency management officials, state officials, regulators, and local officials about storm restoration efforts
- Staffed additional dispatchers and analysts at regional dispatch offices
Met-Ed also is offering free water and ice to customers remaining out of service. Customers can pick up water and ice at the following locations:
Giant Food Store ,3560 Route 611 ,Stroudsburg, Pa. Giant Food Store ,837 Male Road , Windgap, Pa.Giant Food Store ,859 Nazareth Pike ,Nazareth, Pa. Dingmans Volunteer Fire Department ,680 Log Tavern Road ,Milford, Pa. Bushkill Volunteer Fire Department ,123 Evergreen Drive ,Bushkill, Pa.
Met-Ed reminds customers to immediately report downed wires to their utility at 888-LIGHTSS (888-544-4877), or to their local police or fire department. Customers should never go near a downed wire even if they think it is no longer carrying electricity. Extra caution should be used in areas where downed lines are tangled in trees or other debris.
Met-Ed, a subsidiary of
Editor's Note: Photos of crews repairing storm damage are available for download on Flickr.
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