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Full Power Restoration Could Take up to a Week, PECO Says
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, PECO has said that it may take up to a week to restore power to the area.
It may take up to a week to fully restore power to the Bucks County area, according to PECO.
More than 850,000 customers are without power, which makes Hurricane Sandy the most damaging storm in the company's history. Of the 850,000 affected customers, tens of thousands are in the Levittown area.
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As if Monday evening, 87 percent of Bristol Township customers did not have power, township manager Bill McCauley said.
On Tuesday morning, Patch readers took to Facebook to report outages throughout the various sections of the community.
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PECO is asking customers to call 1-800-841-4141 to report a power outage.
Town Number without power Bristol Borough A majority of customersBristol Township A majority of customers Falls Township More than 3,500 Langhorne Borough 501-1,500 Langhorne Manor Borough 51-500 Middletown Township More than 3,500 Penndel Borough 501-1,500 Tullytown 1,200 Bucks County More than 50,000
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