Thousands Still in Dark

Outage map in north College Park (6:15am 8/29)

Pepco continues damage assessment in the wake of Hurricane Irene. Crews have restored power to 48,000 customers along with two large substations and a water filtration plant.

But still 44067 customers in Prince George’s county is out of power, according to Pepco’s website. This includes many in the city of College Park. Please see the outage map in north College Park, as of early Monday morning.

Pepco is saying a global estimated time of restoration is expected by Monday morning. More than 2,400 people are dedicated to the restoration effort.

Customers are urged to stay clear of down wires and report them to 1-877-737-2662 and follow the prompts