AES spokeswoman Mary Ann Kabel said that the outage was caused by an issue with a breaker at the Dorothy Lane substation. She said that power was restored to all but 2,700 customers within the first 45 minutes.
As of 5:36 p.m., 10,511 customers were without power, but by 6:51 p.m. that had been reduced to 7,863 customers in Montgomery County. Thirty minutes later at 7:21 p.m. 2,040 customers remained without power, and by 9:36 p.m. all but six power customers in Montgomery County had power back.
Outage update: Crews have made steadfast progress, currently approx 2,000 customers are without power. Thank you for your patience as our line workers continue restoration efforts. Visit https://t.co/hHIfDQRBIW for outage safety tips. pic.twitter.com/NrTnYFzNA8
— AES Ohio (@AESOhio) December 30, 2022
We will update this story as we learn more about this outage.
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