PRESS RELEASE
Outage Update - Tropical Depression Ernesto
(Updated outage figures are available at outage.smeco.coop.)
Restoration Efforts
September 1, 2006, 9 p.m.
Tropical Depression Ernesto has pounded the southern Maryland peninsula since early this morning, and as of 9 p.m. Friday, September 1, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) has over 22,000 customer-members without power.
Calvert Region
- Number of customers affected : approximately 6,980.
Charles-Prince George’s Region
- Number of customers affected: approximately 2,200 in Charles and Prince George’s counties.
St. Mary’s Region
- Number of customers affected: approximately 13,300.
Although additional transmission outages have occurred throughout the evening, at this time, transmission service to all substations has been restored.
SMECO expects outages to continue until the weather subsides, but anticipates most customers will have power restored some time Saturday, with full restoration completed by Sunday night.
