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BGE Makes Aggressive Push to Restore Power Throughout Region

More than 6,000 Anne Arundel County residents are still without electricity, according to BGE.

 

Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) has restored power to approximately 92 percent of its customers, but more than 6,000 Anne Arundel County residents are still without electricity, according to a BGE release and its website.

With a force of about 4,200, field and support workers are expected to continue working throughout the weekend, according to the release.

Over the last 48 hours, many local residents saw their electricity turned on throughout the Edgewater and Davidsonville communities.

Linda McCarthy, a Davidsonville resident, said on Patch’s Facebook page that power was restored at her home on Route 424, but that her water pump wasn’t working as of Wednesday afternoon.

As more homes got electricity, more and more residents began commenting on Facebook and Twitter announcing their return to modern civilization.

For some, the news came quickly after immediately spotting BGE crews. Zzzwentowrth tweeted, “Power trucks from Texas and South River Park,” and then less than three hours later tweeted, “The power is on [at] South River Park!!!”

BGE reported that of its 4,200 work force, about 1,300 were out-of-state contractors.

Raynews21 said via Twitter that he saw some of those out-of-state trucks enjoying some local treats.

“I just saw four power trucks from Oklahoma at the snowball stand on 214 in Edgewater. Oklahoma!” he said on Twitter.

Life has almost returned to normal in the region, but there still may be some battling throughout the weekend without electricity. BGE's website reported that crews are still working in Edgewater and Davidsonville as of Thursday afternoon. 

Do you know anyone that still doesn’t have power? Where do they live?

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Jonathan Moynihan

2:05 pm on Thursday, July 5, 2012

I feel like I can safely admit this now....

I never lost power throughout the entire storm or its aftermath. Don't hate me :)

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Charlene Dine

5:14 pm on Friday, July 6, 2012

Our neighborhood got power back on Wednesday morning. Yeh. Then around 9:30 PM, a transformer blew on Main Street, lighting up the area like the Fourth of July. Firefighters couldn't do anything because of the live wires sparking and catching things on fire. Needless to say, the people in Edgewater Beach have been without power again. So many people filled their refrigerators with food, only to throw everything away again. This is also a perfect example of why we need two trash pickups a week. Now the spoiled food will smell awful until next Thursday. I give credit to all the Electric companies who have been working hard around the clock to try to fix the problem in this heat. Thank you

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