By 9 a.m. today, (July 3) AEP Ohio had restored power to
approximately 55 percent of the 660,000 customers affected by the
catastrophic storms that moved through the state June 29 and the
additional 20,000 outaged by the July 1 evening storm.
Meteorologists continue to show the threat of possible thunderstorms
through the end of the week. Temperatures are forecasted to remain in the
mid-90s throughout this period.
Approximately 297,000 customers were without power at 9:00 a.m. today.
Approximately 169,000 of those without power are located in central Ohio
counties of Franklin, Delaware and Licking. In Franklin County – the
hardest hit area – the number of affected customers stands at 95,000.
At the peak of the storm on June 29, approximately 45 percent of AEP Ohio
customers were without power.
As of July, 2 more than 4,300 AEP Ohio and outside line resources and
support personnel are committed to restoring power to our customers.
Support resources work through the night to reconcile restoration
completed during the day to prepare work packages, maps and instructions
for the crews to use the following morning.
More than 390,000 customers were affected by damage to AEP’s transmission system, with more than 240 transmission structures damaged by across Ohio.
In AEP’s western Ohio service area alone, 167 transmission structures were
downed by the storm between Van Wert and Ottawa.
Reports of wires down and other hazards across the AEP Ohio service
territory have grown nearly as fast as they are cleared. Hazard reports
currently are at 10,300 down from 11,500.
Work to repair and restore service to AEP's transmission system continues
to progress, with nine lines restored. Approximately 64 transmission lines
remain out of service throughout the state. Today there continue to be
significant resources dedicated to the hardest hit areas of transmission
system damage, including Newark, Lancaster, Logan, Crooksville and Van
Wert.
