192,000 LG&E customers in Louisville, surrounding area estimated to be still without power - WLKY Louisville
Power outages across Louisville area; When will it be restored?
192,000 LG&E customers in Louisville, surrounding area estimated to be still without power
Thousands of people remain without power in Jefferson County and surround areas after the high speed winds that accompanied Friday's storms.
Early on Saturday, 192,000 Louisville Gas and Electric customers were reported without electricity.
The numbers are changing constantly as crews work to restore power.
You can keep up and see a map of current outages from LG&E here.
Mayor Craig Greenberg held a press conference Saturday morning in which he said that this is the third most significant power outage event for LG&E in the last 20 years.
Greenberg and LG&E officials said that getting power back would be a "multi-day restoration event."
LG&E officials said that there are 40 crew centers across their territories with workers trying to get electricity back to customers, but they said that safety was absolute priority one.
Officials said they would not compromise on safety of electrical power when it came to their customers and their working crews.
Many are reaching out to LG&E questioning how long it will be before their power is restored. An official said they had more than 80,000 customer contacts since the beginning of the storms.
LG&E has not given much along the lines of estimated power restoration, but they have been responding to some tweets giving their explanation for delays.
They said they hope to be able to give time estimates for restoration of power once they have a better assessment of the damage.
In the meantime, they have provided the following methods of getting the latest updates:
"Report outages through our mobile app, online, or by texting OUTAGE to 4LGEKU (454358) – text STATUS for updates. You can also call us at 502-589-1444, options 1-1-2 for LG&E or 800-981-0600 options 1-1 for KU."
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Greenberg said that 75 roads were obstructed by the storm but that all of them are expected to be cleared and open by the end of the day Saturday.
He also reminded people that Saturday night will be cold for many still without power and asked citizens to check on their neighbors to make sure they are okay.
Greenberg said that school functions and government functions starting Monday are not expected to be impacted by the weather event.
Lastly, a Metro Public Works official said that people can drop off their debris from the storm for free at the Waste Reduction Center located at 636 Meriwether Avenue.
It is open Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
You can learn about how to separate types of storm debris as well as guidelines and restrictions here.
Southern Indiana saw its share of power outages as well. As of 9 a.m. Saturday, there are 5,500 homes in Floyd County, Indiana, without power.
If you are one of those affected, you can reach out to Duke Energy via their Twitter or by calling their customer service line at 1-800-777-9898.
You can see a map of Duke Energy's current outages here.