7/11 Storm & Power Outages
There are 5,800 Des Plaines customers without power as of 2 pm this afternoon. There are 4 downed power lines in the City and two intersections without power. PW continues to work clearing trees/branches and will have all streets open by nightfall, with the exception of trees entangled in power lines. ComEd will get to those situations on a priority basis.
Documented downed lines are at the following locations:
1. Near Maple & Fargo
2. 1755 Ash
3. Near Howard & Cedar
4. 649 Wolf
This morning’s storm produced documented wind speeds in the area of 80 mph. A region-wide total of 750,000 were without power initially after the morning storm. 570,000 still remain without power in the region. Only two storms have been worse (in terms of outages) in ComEd’s history. This storm has produced the largest number of outages since 1998. ComEd has 418 crews working and are seeking 200 additional crews from other states.
More updates will be available as they are available.
Alderman Matt Bogusz
Staff participated in a conference call with ComEd representatives this morning to get the latest status report regarding outages related to yesterday’s storm.
All intersections in the City with traffic lights are working. All downed power lines in the City have been cleared but there still remains 2,084 customers in Des Plaines without power. Region-wide, 361,000 remain without power, including many municipal police and fire departments and medical facilities.
ComEd has indicated that 90% of the system should be restored by Friday at noon and 99% of the system restored by Sunday at 5 p.m. We hopefully will get more accurate restoration time estimates specific to Des Plaines from ComEd later this afternoon and will pass it along when we receive it.
Alderman Matt Bogusz
ComEd reports that there are still 1,774 Des Plaines customers without power as of 4 pm this afternoon.
ComEd also reports that there remains over 300,000 without power in the region. ComEd has contracted with 373 outside crews and will be making a “big push over the next 24 hours” for restoration. Current time estimates are 90% of system restored by Thursday and 99% by Saturday.
Alderman Matt Bogusz
As of this morning, 935 Des Plaines customers remain without power. There are still substantial outages region-wide, primarily concentrated in the north/northwest part of the region. City staff is continuing to work with ComEd in order to get this resolved as soon as possible.
Alderman Matt Bogusz
Des Plaines continues to recover from the July 11, 2011 storm. Currently, ComEd reports that 463 (91% restored) Des Plaines residences are still without power. Approximately 847,000 were originally reported to be without power in the region following the storm that created wind gusts of up to 80 miles per hour. ComEd reports that “all customers should be restored over the next day or so.”