4,800 Met-Ed customers in southern York County are without power - York Daily Record
4,800 Met-Ed customers in southern York County are without power
Why parts of southern York County are experiencing a power outage: Met-Ed
Teresa Boeckel
Update: The Windsor substation was re-energized around 4:15 p.m., and most customers have had their power restored, said Todd Meyers, a Met-Ed spokesman. The rest should soon have electricity.
"We are still investigating the cause," he said.
Reported earlier:
More than 4,800 Met-Ed customers were left without power Monday afternoon because a circuit breaker opened at a substation near Windsor, according to Todd Meyers, a company spokesman.
"Our crews responded to the substation and patrolled nearby power lines to find the problem, but so far have been unable to determine what caused the breaker to operate," he wrote in an email.
The circuit breaker, which is designed to protect electrical equipment, opened around 1:40 p.m., Meyers said.
The Windsor substation feeds electricity to other nearby substations, including one in Red Lion.
The outage has affected customers in the following municipalities:
- Lower Windsor Township: 458 customers
- Red Lion: 2,200 customers
- Windsor borough: 312 customers
- Windsor Township: 984 customers
- York Township: 511 customers
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