County | Peak Number of Outages (2:00AM, 09-19-03) | Services Restored | Customers Currently Without Power |
| Calvert County | 14,500 | 13,000 | 1,500 |
| Charles County | 31,000 | 28,417 | 2,583 |
| Prince George�s Co. | 1,500 | 1,190 | 310 |
| St. Mary�s County | 26,687 | 22,987 | 3,700 |
| Total | 73,687 | 65,594 | 8,093 |
· Cause of outages: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines.
· Transformers replaced: 20
· Poles restored: 48
· All feeders have been restored.
Restoration Efforts Continue
Most customers who lost electricity during Hurricane Isabel had their power restored within two days. Right after the storm, XXXXXXX followed its outage restoration policy, repairing transmission lines, substations, and feeder lines that serve hundreds and thousands of customers.
With those lines back in service, the Cooperative is now focusing on the repairs that remain�that is, lines that serve small numbers of customers. This phase of the outage restoration is more time-consuming. This is because the repairs involve just as much work as during the first phase of the emergency, but bring service back to only a few customers at a time.
Unlike utilities serving urban areas, that average 40 or more customers per mile of line, XXXXXXX�s service territory includes rural and suburban areas that average only 14 customers per mile of line. So, while the time it takes to make a particular repair is the same for all utilities, the results of each repair are less impressive for cooperatives in that electric service is generally restored to fewer customers. Despite this, XXXXXXX crews, along with contractors and utility companies throughout the country, are working hard and safely to restore electric service as quickly as possible.
Heavy rain and winds may slightly impact our restoration efforts on Tuesday morning. However, crews are devoting
all their efforts to restore power to all customers.
