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Gulf Power Working Post Hurricane Near Washington DC
August 29, 2011
A Gulf Power storm restoration team of 65 employees began work in the Upper Marlboro, Md. area Sunday, helping electric utility Pepco restore power in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.
Upper Marlboro is located about 20 miles east of Washington, D.C. and is near Andrews Air Force Base.
As of 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Pepco reported that 194,000 customers were without power, down from 220,000 outages at the height of the storm. Along the Eastern seaboard, 4 million people were without power following the storm.
Gulf Power sent 48 line personnel and 17 support staff members. They are among 800 out-of-state utility workers helping Pepco, which delivers power to nearly 1.9 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland and New Jersey, making it one of the largest electricity delivery companies in the Mid-Atlantic region.
“Our crews are prepared to restore power for up to two weeks,” said Jeff Rogers of Gulf Power. “It’s great that all these crews are out here to help get the power back on.”
Pictured above and below: Gulf Power crews prepare to depart Pensacola Friday morning for Washington, D.C. to assist with power restoration after Hurricane Irene makes landfall. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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We sincerely thank the all of the crews for there assistant, I live 5002 Woodford Lane Upper Marlboro, Md about 5 miles from the city and we have be out of power since 10:30, Saturday, August 27, 201l. I know they are working hard on getting us back up.