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ComEd Crews Continue Round-the-Clock Restoration as More Storms Move Through Region<\/b><\/p>\n

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nComEd crews are working around the clock to restore power across northern Illinois following this week’s severe storms, which brought wind gusts of up to 96 MPH and potential tornadoes that downed trees, power lines and utility poles. A new line of storms moved through the service territory Wednesday morning, adding over 35,000 customer outages and delaying restoration efforts already underway in the south region. In total, the two storms have caused nearly 410,000 customer outages across ComEd’s service territory and over 275,000 customers have been restored.<\/p>\n

\nTo support these efforts, our sister utilities from the East Coast are providing mutual assistance, sending more than 150 overhead lineworkers and control room operators to help with restoration.<\/p>\n

\nBased on current conditions, Wednesday morning’s storms have not impacted ComEd’s restoration estimates, and the company still anticipates restoring approximately 80% of outages by noon on Aug. 13 and approximately 99% by 11 p.m. on Aug. 15. However, these estimates could be affected by any additional severe weather today or tomorrow, and ComEd will provide updated restoration times as conditions permit.<\/p>\n

\n“More than 4,000 ComEd personnel, crews and contractors remain in the field around the clock, assessing damage, repairing equipment and restoring service as safely and quickly as possible \u2014 and now a new storm has moved through our region adding to the challenge our teams are facing. I want to thank every one of our employees and contractors for their tireless dedication and sacrifice this summer; their commitment to our customers has been extraordinary. I also want to thank our customers, especially those in the southern region who have been hit time and time again this season, for their patience and resilience. We know how difficult and exhausting it is to face storm after storm, and we will not rest until every customer has their power back,” said David Perez, ComEd’s executive vice president and COO<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Restoration Priorities<\/b><\/p>\n

\nComEd crews work on restoring power to customers in the following order:<\/p>\n