Over 5,000 Dominion Energy customers without power in Petersburg - WRIC ABC 8News
Over 5,000 Dominion Energy customers were without power in Petersburg | WRIC ABC 8News
PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Over 5,000 Dominion Energy customers in Petersburg were without power Tuesday night.
According to Dominion Energy’s outage map, a total of 5,131 customers were without power as of 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21. By 10:15 p.m., almost all customers reportedly had their power restored.
Dominion Energy did not provide the reason for the outage, stating that it is “pending investigation.” The estimated time for power to be restored was between midnight and 3 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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