Police Dragnet Nabs 2 in PECO Copper Thefts

Two 29-year-olds have been arrested by a police task force in connection with an alleged copper theft in Levittown.

A police task force made up of officers from several departments arrested a Bristol Township man and a Falls woman in connection with the theft of copper from a PECO substation. Jamie Lynn Brown and Jason Pallis, both 29, were apprehended by authorities and are accused of stealing copper wiring from Middletown’s Durham substation on Oxford Valley Road in November, according to court records filed last week. Police said the duo cut a hole in fence at the substation with bolt cutters and stole the copper ground wire. Between the property damage and missing copper, PECO took a hit of $7,000, authorities said. Copper ground wire is used to protect life and safeguard power grid by acting as a safe path for excess electricity to disperse. It is …

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PECO Warns of Debit Card Scam

Customers purchase pre-paid debit cards that are then drained by fraudsters, the company said.

A scam in which PECO customers are misled into purchasing pre-paid debit cards which are then drained of funds is targeting the Philadelphia region, the electric and gas utility said Thursday. In the scam, customers are contacted by persons who claim to work for PECO and informed that they must make an immediate payment in order to avoid their electricity being shut off. The phony employee then instructs the customer to purchase a pre-paid debit card from a convenience store or similar location, then to provide that card's number. The fraud operators then drain the funds on the card. “We want to make our customers aware of this scam so they can protect themselves from becoming victims of this and other fraudulent activities,” said Mark …

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Hurricane Sandy

UPDATE: About 14,000 in Bucks Still Without Power

All three of the county's electric suppliers still were working to restore electricity to all customers.

A week after Hurricane Sandy struck, about 14,000 Bucks County electric customers still were without power. As of Monday at 5:20 p.m., 2,228, Met Ed customers in northeast Bucks and 820 PPL customers in northwest Bucks were out of power. In Central and Lower Bucks, about 11,000 PECO customers still were without power as of Monday. In PECO's territory, service for most remaining customers is expected to be restored by midnight Monday. However, the company noted that some "customers in the most damaged and isolated areas may be without electric service until next week." Met Ed made progress in Bucks County in recent days by energizing the Ferndale Substation on Sunday evening and the Ottsville Substation on Monday, according to an update …

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Hurricane Sandy

Power Update: 87% Restored; 40,495 to Go

Utility companies predict that most or all of Bucks County will be restored to power by midnight Sunday.

On Saturday, local utility companies restored power to more than 50,000 customers, but they still have more than 40,000 to go. In a press release Saturday night, PECO reported that 30,000 customers remained without power in Bucks County. PPL had 5,621 and Met-Ed stated it had 4,874 customers still in the dark. Are you one of the last 40,000? How have you been coping? In Bucks County, Bristol, Lower Makefield, Upper Makefield, Solebury townships and New Hope were the hardest hit. PECO expects most of the remaining customers to have service restored by Sunday midnight.  “I want to thank our customers for their patience and understanding as we continue to focus on safely restoring service across the region,” said Craig Adams, PECO President …

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91,068 in Bucks County Remain Without Power

PECO reports it has restored power to more than 725,000 customers affected by Hurricane Sandy.

In the most recent PECO update, from Friday afternoon, PECO reports about 125,000 customers still without power: “This is the worst damage I have ever seen,” said Pat O’Neil, a 25-year PECO veteran supervisor who has been working 16 hour shifts to restore service since the beginning of the storm.  “Many of the areas we are working in had significant damage, including multiple downed trees and poles, downed wires, and damaged equipment.  In some of these areas, we need to completely rebuild the electric distribution system and supporting infrastructure to restore service to our customers.” PPL reports 10,834 customers without power from Hilltown up through the northwest Bucks County, with about 2,000 customers out in Montgomery County. Met …

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PECO: Over 3,500 Bensalem Homes Still Without Power

The company said that "based on the expected damage from this storm, we expect a multi-day restoration."

  According to PECO’s website, there are still more than 3,500 power outages in Bensalem. PECO serves 24,100 customers in the township. Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to more than 50,000 of its 227,800 customers in Bucks County. If Sandy knocked your power out, but it has since been restored, let us know in the comments section below. Yesterday, PECO's Storm Center said the company is ready for Sandy: PECO has activated its emergency response organization and is prepared to respond to Hurricane Sandy, which is expected to bring extreme weather with drenching rains and sustained high winds.  Our crews stand ready to repair storm damage and restore service to customers as quickly and safely as possible.  Based on the expected damage from …

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UPDATE: PECO Reports 501-1,500 Outages in Bensalem

PECO serves over 24K customers in the township.

  According to PECO’s website, there are 501-1,500 outages in Bensalem and several other Bucks County municipalities. PECO serves 24,200 customers in Bensalem and 227,800 in Bucks County. Other towns showing scattered outages include Bristol Township, Doylestown, Falls, Lower Southampton, Northampton, Upper Makefield, Upper Southampton and Morrisville. Additional outages are expected. Check back throughout the storm for updates to PECO outages. PECO's Storm Center said the company is ready for Sandy: PECO has activated its emergency response organization and is prepared to respond to Hurricane Sandy, which is expected to bring extreme weather with drenching rains and sustained high winds.  Our crews stand ready to repair storm damage and …

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Winter Storm Warning in Effect Through Sunday Morning

A warning from the National Weather Service said the snow will taper off around midnight.

A winter storm warning is in effect throughout Bucks and Montgomery counties until early Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service. The warning remains in effect until 2 a.m. on Sunday, with the snow slowing around midnight. Four to 10 inches of snow is expected to accumulate, according to the weather service, with the accumulation being highest in the northern parts of the counties. Additionally, temperature will be around or just below freezing this evening, which will cause icy spots on the road and sidewalks. If you must venture out, the weather service urges you use extra care. Because of the early winter weather, PECO has reported many power outages throughout Bucks County. As of 6:30 p.m., more than 3,500 customers …

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After Irene: PECO to Participate in Electric Reliability Forum

The event will address how electric utilities prepared for the storm as well as how they handled the aftermath.

On Sept. 21, the Pa. Public Utility Commission (PUC) announced that it would hold a Special Electric Reliability Forum on Oct. 12, 2011, to hear from the state’s electric utilities whose distribution systems were affected by Hurricane Irene, including PECO and its thousands of customers in Bucks and Montgomery counties. The special forum will address pre-planning as Hurricane Irene approached the east coast as well as communications with customers and efforts to restore service during and after the storm. Commissioners will be present for the forum, which will be conducted by the PUC’s Bureau of Technical Utility Services. On Aug. 27, Hurricane Irene hit the east coast bringing with it high winds and heavy rain.  At the height of the storm…

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Transformer Fire Knocks Out Power to Area

A blaze at a Bristol Road power transformer knocked out power to about 2000 people late Monday afternoon.

A blaze at a PECO substation in the 300 block of East Bristol Road in Lower Southampton has left about 1800 people without power on one of the summers hottest days. The outage is affecting homes, businesses and traffic signals in Lower Southampton, Middletown, and Bensalem. PECO spokesperson Fred Maher said power should be restored to residents by dusk. Crews are working to divert power from other sections of the grid to make-up for the charred transformer. Firefighters responded to the blaze shortly after 4 p.m. and reported heavy fire coming from the transformer, according to a report from the Breaking News Network. People who work at businesses along Brownsville Road on the border of Bensalem and Lower Southampton sat outside during the…

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