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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — More than 100,000 Indiana residents remained without power Friday morning after Thursday afternoon’s severe storms.
Crews from AES Indiana, Indianapolis’ electricity provider, and Duke Energy, which has nearly 900,000 customers statewide, made repairs overnight, but it could take hours — or days — before power is fully restored.
AES Indiana says the severity of damage could lead to a “multi-day restoration effort,” while Duke Energy says the storms “left behind significant damage to electrical infrastructure” across Indiana.
Plus, as Storm Track 8 has reported, more severe storms are possible through Monday.
Outage information
AES Indiana
As of 6:30 a.m. Friday, about 48,000 AES Indiana customers were still without electricity.
AES called in additional crews and contractors overnight and cut the number of outages down from nearly 70,000.
The company’s website has a page that shows where outages are happening.
AES says customers can check its website to learn how to deal with downed power lines, report an outage, keep food safe, and more.
Duke Energy
As of 6:30 a.m. Friday, about 95,000 Duke Energy customers were without power.
The largest outages were reported in the areas near Terre Haute (35,000 without power), Bloomington (14,000 without power), and Greencastle (7,000 without power).
“While we work to complete our damage assessment in the hardest-hit areas, repairs are underway throughout the state. As restoration efforts progress, more detailed information will be provided,” Duke said on its website.
The company’s website has a page that shows where outages are happening.
Duke customers can visit the company’s website for tips on how to manage food safety, meter damage, generators, and more.
Other power providers
Other providers reporting widespread outages on Friday included CenterPoint Energy Indiana, Southeastern Indiana REMC, Tipton REMC, Utility District of Western Indiana, and WIN Energy REMC.
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