Thousands Without Power in Bucks County

At midnight, PECO’s outage map showed more than 3,500 homes in Bucks County were without power. PECO spokesperson Liz Williamson told Bensalem Patch that number was actually at 25,000.

“We anticipate that the number and duration of outages will increase as the storm intensifies during the next several hours,” PECO’s website stated. PECO has 226,500 customers in Bucks County.

Bensalem police reported 441 outages in the township around 10 p.m., noting that outage reports were coming from the Belmont Hills, Thunder Hollow, Barnsleigh East, Terry's Trailer Park and Nottingham areas.

According to PECO.com, the power company has mobilized more than 2,500 field personnel and hundreds of back-office employees to respond to the devastating effects of this potentially record-breaking category one storm. PECO’s Emergency Response Organization has been activated since 8 a.m. on Thursday, August 25.

Field crews and personnel will work around the clock to repair extreme damage to safely restore service to customers as quickly as possible.

Customers who experience an outage or issue with their natural gas service should immediately call the company at 1.800.841.4141.  The more customers who call to report an outage, the more effectively PECO can dispatch crews and restore service.

PECO reminds customers to stay away from downed power lines and damaged equipment.  Always assume PECO’s equipment is energized and extremely dangerous– even if there is an outage in your neighborhood.  Customers also should never enter basements that are flooded until power is de-energized and should stay away from any flood-covered electric equipment in neighborhoods, even if electricity has been terminated in the area.