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Electric outages leave more than 2,000 customers without power - WWBT

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Electric outages leave more than 2,000 customers without power

Published: May. 21, 2023 at 10:54 AM EDT|Updated: 3 hours ago

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -More than 2000 customers in the Richmond area are currently without electricity after Dominion Power reported multiple outages in the city.

The cause of the outage is unknown at this time however, Dominion Power expects power to return to customers between 12-3 p.m.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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