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Friday’s heavy wind gusts have resulted in power outages and damages across Montgomery County including downed power lines which can be dangerous, according to Pepco Spokesperson Marcus Beal. “When you have wind gust like this, they can cause trouble with overhead lines and equipment,” he said. Since the National Weather Service predicts that the winds will […]

Over 3,200 Pepco customers are without power in the Gaithersburg area after strong storms swept thru the area. Pepco spokesperson Marcus Beal said Pepco crews are on the scene and restoration is expected before 7 p.m. He said both outages are in the Gaithersburg area near Midcounty Highway.  

It’s a wet and windy day in Montgomery County. Over 2,400 Pepco customers are without power at 12:30 p.m. in Montgomery County, according to online outage maps. Pepco spokesperson Marcus Beal said a downed tree brought down some power lines in the Bethesda area earlier today and left about 1,200 customers in the dark. Beal […]

UPDATED Pepco officials say a power outage on Friday afternoon near the National Mall was caused by underground equipment failure and heat is believed to be the cause for the disruption of service. According to a news release from the utility company, power should be restored to 200 customers, including to federal buildings, by noon […]

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UPDATED 4:27 p.m. There are now just over 300 Pepco customers without power in Montgomery County. UPDATED 1:27 p.m. The power is coming back on for some without power this Saturday. Totals now down to just over 800 customers in Montgomery County. UPDATED 12:18 p.m. There are over now over 1,500 Pepco customers in Montgomery […]

UPDATED About 100 Pepco customers were without power in the Rockville area on Friday morning. Pepco Spokesperson Marcus Beal said the outage –which impacted both residential and commercial customers – was a result of an underground cable failure. He said it took some time for crews to find the exact location of the damage. According […]

Pepco crews are working to replace a utility pole in the Potomac area after it was struck by a vehicle overnight and fell across Bradley Boulevard. It happened at approximately 1 a.m., according to Marcus Beal, spokesperson for Pepco. He said there were no power outages associated with this incident. According to Beal, repairs at […]