PPL Says 600 More Workers Added to Storm Restoration Force
PPL adds hundreds more workers to Lehigh Valley crews to try to restore all power by 11 p.m. Sunday.
PPL Electric Utilities says it is pouring more manpower into eastern Pennsylvania for a final push this weekend to repair the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy. Approximately 600 additional line workers, now finished working in other areas of the PPL Electric Utilities service territory, arrived Friday and Saturday to supplement the existing army of repair crews. The additional crews bring the total work force in the eastern part of the state to 2,500. While power is now restored to more than 85 percent of the PPL Electric Utilities customers affected by the massive storm, the utility’s commitment to getting the lights back on as safely and as quickly as possible until the last customer is restored will not waver. “We continue to pull in…
Mark Jamison
4:14 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012
Outage Status: The reason for your outage is tree limbs have fallen on our wires. A work crew estimates power to most customers in your area should be restored by 7:30 AM on 11/05/2012. This repair estimate is based on the latest information available and could change if repairs are more difficult than anticipated. Thank you for your patience. YEAH .....THEY FELL ON THE WIRES ON MONDAY!!! SINCE … more ›