PITTSBURGH — UPDATE 12/31/24 at 10:50 p.m.
Duquesne Light Company is reporting 136 customers are without power.
UPDATE 12/31/24 at 11:20 A.M.
Duquesne Light Company has updated when it expects for power to be completely resorted following Sunday’s severe weather.
On Monday afternoon, the utility company expected power to be restored to all customers by 10 p.m. on Jan. 1. That estimate has now been moved to 10 p.m. on Dec. 31.
To see more specific restoration times for individual outages, click here.
UPDATE 12/31/24 at 10:30 A.M.
As of around 10:30 a.m., Duquesne Light Company reported just over 500 outages.
West Penn Power is reporting around 1,200 customers without power in the region.
Click here to see the DLC outage map.
Click here to see the West Penn Power outage map.
UPDATE 12/30/24 at 11:20 P.M.
Duquesne Light Company is reporting 1,818 customers without power.
UPDATE 12/30/24 at 10:45 P.M.
Duquesne Light Company is reporting 1,978 customers without power.
West Penn Power is reporting outages in the following counties:
- Allegheny, 41
- Armstrong, 19
- Beaver, 89
- Butler, 152
- Fayette, 16
- Greene, 130
- Indiana, 23
- Lawrence, 87
- Mercer, 194
- Washington, 243
- Westmoreland, 34
UPDATE 12/30/24 at 10:15 P.M.
Duquesne Light Company is reporting 2,506 customers without power.
UPDATE 12/30/24 at 9:25 P.M.
Duquesne Light Company is reporting 3,499 customers without power.
UPDATE 12/30/24 at 5 P.M.
Duquesne Light Company has made significant progress in restoring service after Sunday’s high winds, but it could be two more days for every outage to be restored.
At one point, there were more than 50,000 customers without power. As of 5 p.m., just under 7,000 people remained without the utility.
DLC now estimates that all services will be restored by Jan. 1, with many customers expected to be restored sooner. The utility company says there were over 400 instances of either vegetation on wires, broken utility poles or wires down because of the wind gusts during storms on Sunday evening.
DLC says crews are working around the clock to restore power.
UPDATE 12/30/24 at 3 P.M.
As of 2:45 p.m., around 11,000 Duquesne Light customers remained without power.
Around 6,000 West Penn Power customers remained without power.
Click here to see the DLC outage map.
Click here to see the West Penn Power outage map.
UPDATE 12/30/24 at 12:45 P.M.
Duquesne Light is calling in help in the ongoing effort to restore power following high winds.
DLC says it has requested 50 mutual assistance contractors to aid with storm restoration.
The power company says Sunday’s wind gusts have led to at least 273 instances of trees or limbs on wires, 160 broken utility poles and 93 wires down.
As of 12:30 p.m., 23,000 DLC customers remain without power. Just under 6,000 West Penn Power customers are still without power in the region.
Click here to see the DLC outage map.
Click here to see the West Penn Power outage map.
UPDATE 12/30/24 at 11 A.M.
As of 11 a.m. on Monday morning, nearly 40,000 remained without power in Western Pennsylvania.
Duquesne Light Company reports around 33,000 customers without power.
There are over 7,000 West Penn Power Company customers without power in our region.
Click here to see the DLC outage map.
Click here to see the West Penn Power outage map.
UPDATE 12/29/24 at 10:45 P.M.
Power outages are beginning to be restored but the total number still exceeds 50,000.
33,753 total Duquesne Light customers are still without power.
They said they will be focusing on emergency needs first and are working to establish and estimated time of restoration for all of their customers.
Duquesne Light Company is asking their customers to do the following things to stay safe:
- Call 9-1-1 for any emergency medical issues that could be impacted by an outage.
- Avoid downed power lines and give ample space to lineworkers.
- Avoid walking under or around trees that have a visible trunk or dangling limbs.
- Check emergency supply kits to ensure that essential items (batteries, battery-powered radio, first-aid kit, medication, flashlights, water, blankets, etc.) are within reach.
- Charge all-important electronic devices such as cell phones.
- Check medications that require refrigeration and may be affected by a prolonged outage.
DLC Customers are also encouraged to report outages so that crews are aware that repairs need to be made in that area.
Click here to report a power outage to Duquesne Light Company.
PA First Energy Corp still reports 24,751 customers without power.
Some of their power outages in Pennsylvania are as follows:
Allegheny County - 1,627 power outages
Beaver County - 1,571 power outages
Butler County - 2,901 power outages
Fayette County - 695 power outages
Indiana County - 266 power outages
Lawrence County - 1,137 power outages
Washington County - 1,844 power outages
Westmoreland County - 4,547 power outages
Click here to report a power outage to PA First Energy Corp.
ORIGINAL COVERAGE (11/29/24 at 9:20 P.M.)
Over 50,000 people are without power as strong winds hit Western Pennsylvania.
Duquesne Light Company is reporting 56,367 customers without power, as of 9:13 p.m.
Allegheny County has most of those power outages with 53,626 customers without service.
Beaver County has 5,163 reported power outages.
Click here to report a power outage to Duquesne Light Company.
PA First Energy Corp is also reporting power outages in the thousands.
Their power outages are as follows:
Allegheny County - 1,140 power outages
Beaver County - 774 power outages
Butler County - 376 power outages
Fayette County - 1,739 power outages
Lawrence County - 879 power outages
Washington County - 1,763 power outages
Westmoreland County - 5,028 power outages
Click here to report a power outage to PA First Energy Corp.
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