Utilities brace for lashing by Floyd: Power cuts are expected to affect many thousands for several days.(A)

0 Comments | Washington Times, The, September, 1999 | by Glanz, William

Virginia Power expects Hurricane Floyd to cut power to "several hundred thousand people" by the time the storm plows through the region. "We are expecting a multiday outage with several hundred thousand people being without power," said Virginia Power spokesman Tom Kazas. Potomac Electric Power Co.

would not estimate how many customers would lose power, but both utilities have mobilized thousands of workers who will restore power if the hurricane downs power lines, uproots utility poles and snaps tree limbs. Pepco will have all its line crews and contractors working 12-hour shifts to make repairs, said spokesman Robert Dobkin. The company also recruited workers from Dayton Power and Light in Ohio and Detroit Edison, who will begin work tomorrow...