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As of Tuesday afternoon, about 27,000 West Virginia customers of Appalachian Power remained without electricity because of this week’s winter storm, down from 50,000.
Notably, more than 10,000 of those still waiting were in the Mercer County city of Bluefield.
While the company estimated that customers in other areas would see power restored by 8 p.m. Wednesday, it estimated that Bluefield customers would have to wait until 11 p.m. Wednesday.
Appalachian Power said it has 6,000 personnel working to restore service. The worst damage took place in Lincoln, Clay, Mercer, Summers and Wayne counties, the company said.
Appalachian Power serves about a million customers in southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia. The company reported more than 1,700 locations across its service territory that need repairs.
Mon Power and Potomac Edison meanwhile, reported nearly 2,000 outages on Tuesday, down from 3,000 on Monday.
Appalachian Power customers can monitor an outage map, as well as sign up for service updates by email or text, by visiting the company’s website.
