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513 Customers In Chester County Still Without Power: PECO
PECO has been working around the clock to restore power after Monday night's storm.
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CHESTER COUNTY, PA —Three days after a severe storm passed through Chester County, a total of 513 Chester County customers were still without power at 3:45 p.m. today.
On Monday, more than 139,000 PECO customers lost power, including over 10,000 in Chester County.
Brian Ahrens, PECO spokesman, said contractors from outside utility companies are helping with the restoration.
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The Chester County municipalities include Downingtown, Caln, East Brandywine, Easttown, Kennett, New Garden, Pennsbury, and Pocopson.
There are 326 customers without power in Delaware County and 124 in Montgomery County.
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PECO begins restoring power to the high-voltage transmission lines that affect the largest number of customers.
The utility company then goes to critical public safety facilities like hospitals and police stations.
Next is high-density housing, followed by smaller neighborhoods
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