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Power Restored to Many Areas of Severna Park: Who is Still Without Power?

One by one communities have regained power, but some residents are losing patience.

The Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) reported earlier today in a news announcement that more than 655,000 customers, or 90 percent of all customers affected by Tropical Storm Irene, have had their power restored.   

Restoration efforts are beginning to focus on work that will restore service to fewer customers at a time. The utiility company now expects to make significant progress in restoring service to small groups of customers or individual customers.

Are you the 10 percent that still has no power in Severna Park?

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Areas of Severna Park with their power restored that have reported in to Patch or on our Facebook page include Whitehurst and part of Old County Road, part of Arundel Beach Road. According to a Patch reader, Westridge is still without power as of Thursday afternoon.

"Still no power in Westridge off Arundel Beach Road. Big tree limbs still sitting on power lines and no relief in sight. This whole situation is disgraceful. What would happen if we have a real hurricane with 80 MPH winds? I am buying a generator tonight to prepare for the next storm."

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According to the BGE release, restoration crews are working in “pods,” meaning work that requires multiple crews with different skill sets are traveling together, allowing each crew to begin its work as soon as the crew before them has completed their part of the job.

Customers can also stay informed on restoration progress via www.bge.com, Twitter, Facebook and Flickr.

Residents still using generators should keep them outside approximately 10 to 15 feet away from houses, open windows and doors, Kooser said. Residents should also make sure they have working carbon monoxide detectors in their homes while using generators, said Lt. Cliff Kooser, Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokesman.


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