Less than 10,000 Appalachian Power customers remain without power in West Virginia and Virginia
GHENT, WV (WVNS) — Less than 10,000 customers remain without power in West Virginia and Virginia.
According to an Appalachian Power Storm Response Update, around 9,000 Appalachian Power customers remain without people as of 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 after a storm swept across the region in February.
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Approximately 6,700 customers remain without power in West Virginia, and 2,250 in Virginia.
Power restoration may be affected by flooding, snow, and possibly black ice causing delay for restoration crews.
In addition to employees and contractors with Appalachian Power, crews from Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas are helping with power restoration efforts.
The Storm Response Update from Appalachian Power stated that estimated restoration times include:
Power will be restored to essential public safety facilities first, which includes hospitals, fire and police stations, 911 centers, and water treatment plants. Once power is restored for essential areas, it will be restored for large pockets of customers in the shortest amount of time, before restorations are done for smaller pockets of customers. Power to individual homes and businesses will be done last.
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In the Storm Response Update, Appalachian Power advised people, children, and pets to avoid downed lines and sparking equipment and to not move debris that is within ten feet of a downed power line. Electrical hazards can be reported to Appalachian Power, and people can unplug major appliances to protect them when power is restored.
Those who use generators are advised to use them with proper ventilation, to not use lanterns, heaters or fuel-fired stoves without proper ventilation, to not burn charcoal indoors due to it releasing carbon monoxide, and to refill heaters, lamps, and generators outside and away from any flames or sparks.
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