CLEVELAND — Cleveland Public Power has released an update on its progress toward restoring power to its customers after Tuesday’s storms threw significant parts of the region into a black out.
They say they have restored 87% of their customers’ power, a total of 27,069 people. That leaves 6,931 without.
“Cleveland Public Power crews are working around the clock to restore power to the approximately 34,000 customers impacted by Tuesday’s unprecedented storm,” a release from the utility company reads. “Winds of more than 75 mph ripped through Cleveland in an hour, knocking out power, trees and windows. CPP has committed to restoring service to the majority of its customers by the weekend, however, restoration will continue around the clock until all are back in service.”
They say they have more than 150 employees working toward restoring power. They also seven crews from JF Electric and three Mutual Aid crews from Hudson Municipal Power, Wadsworth Municipal Power and Orville Municipal Power.
They said they have restored 52 of the 70 feeders to service that were “knocked out” by the storm. Feeders are the circuits “energizing entire neighborhoods.”
“Cleveland Public Power’s restoration process after a severe weather event focuses on repairing primary feeders, which affect the largest number of customers,” the release reads. “Once the primary feeders are restored, the focus turns to individual lines down, transformer repairs and individual households.”
Their current areas of concentration are in Collinwood and Old Brooklyn, but they are doing work all through the city. They also recommend following their social media accounts for updates.
According to poweroutage.us, 178,068 Ohioans are still without power as of 5 p.m. Friday. Here’s the breakdown by county:
- Cuyahoga County - 126,740 without power
- Lorain County – 6,383 without power
- Lake County – 25,006 without power
- Geauga County – 15,533 without power
- Ashtabula County – 2,333 without power
Of those without power, 177,897 are FirstEnergy customers.