AKRON, Ohio, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) employees, contractors and outside utility crew members continue working around-the-clock to restore power to less than 12,600 Mon Power customers in West Virginia who lost power as a result of recent severe storms that hit the region.
More than 1,700 linemen continue working on outage orders, especially the harder-hit areas near Fairlea, Gassaway, and the outlying areas of Parkersburg. However, the remaining work is especially labor-intensive, with smaller numbers of customers being restored with each repair.
While the majority of affected customers in most counties served by Mon Power should be restored by Wednesday evening, a few customers in the hardest-hit areas might not be fully restored until later in the week.
A complete list of estimated restoration times is available on the web at www.firstenergycorp.com/outages_help/Summer_Storm_Information
Customers without power are reminded to turn off and unplug major appliances to prevent damage and possible overloads to the company's system when power is restored.
For updated information on storm restoration, current outage maps, FirstEnergy's storm restoration process and tips for staying safe after a storm, go to www.firstenergycorp.com/outages.
SOURCE FirstEnergy Corp.
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