| | HURRICANE ISABEL UPDATE
6 p.m., Friday, September 19, 2003
To Report Outages Call 1-877-74-SMECO
Calvert District
Source: Calvert District
Number of customers affected: approximately 4,700
Areas affected: Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Calvert Beach, White Sands, Kings Landing, Coster Road, and Sollers Wharf Road. Approximately12 broken poles throughout the county. Two feeders are out.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.
Charles/Prince George's District
Source: Charles/Prince George's District
Number of customers affected: approximately 13,000 customers in Charles County; approximately 1,500 in Prince George's County
Areas affected: Marshall Corner, Faulkner, Forest Park, Bensville Road, Westlake, Ryceville, Grayton, Piscataway, St. Charles, Accokeek, Indian Head, Mason Springs, Brandywine, Cedarville, Tompkinsville, Newburg & Nanjemoy. Feeders in Marshall Corner, Piscataway and West Brandywine are still out.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.
St. Mary's District
Source: St. Mary's District
Number of customers affected: 15,100
Areas affected: Golden Beach; Ryceville; Hollywood; Milestown, Oakville; Ridge; St. James; Patuxent Park; Valley Lee; St. Andrews. The Patuxent Park substation is the last transmission outage.
Cause of outage: High winds, heavy rain, trees on lines, broken poles, downed lines, etc.
Earlier today SMECO distributed 48,000 pounds of ice. No more is available for today. We hope to get more dry ice on Saturday for distribution.
SMECO doubled its workforce prior to the storm, and the Co-op is now obtaining other assistance for service restoration. Currently, the Co-op has 382 field personnel and 128 crews in operation. During the night, service crews were dispatched to handle emergencies, transmission circuits, and priority feeders. As of 6 a.m. Friday morning, all crews were dispatched to complete system repairs. The Co-op also has assessment teams traveling throughout the service territory to assess system damage. SMECO is working diligently to make repairs; however, some customers may not have power restored for up to five days. |