ComEd Says Restores 99% Of Customers Affected By Winter Storm

(RTTNews) - Commonwealth Edison Company or ComEd, a unit of Exelon Corp. (EXC), said Sunday that it restored power to 99 percent of the 61,000 customers affected by the Saturday's winter storm which produced more than a foot of heavy wet snow in many areas. Storm conditions, including heavy snow and gusty winds, produced downed power lines and broken utility poles in affected areas.

More than 295 ComEd and contractor crews worked around the clock in challenging working conditions to restore power to the majority of impacted customers within a 24-hour period. The remaining outages are those where the power infrastructure sustained significant damage. ComEd crews continue to work on restoring power to the remaining pockets of customers, and expect nearly all remaining customers to be restored by tonight.