{"id":198,"date":"2012-07-01T01:25:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-01T01:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mema\/?p=198"},"modified":"2012-07-01T01:25:40","modified_gmt":"2012-07-01T01:25:40","slug":"potomac-edison-makes-water-and-ice-available-to-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/2012\/07\/01\/potomac-edison-makes-water-and-ice-available-to-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Potomac Edison Makes Water and Ice Available to Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Williamsport, Md.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Potomac Edison customers who lost power as a result of Friday\u2019s severe summer storm can receive one bag of ice and two gallons of water at no charge at any Martin\u2019s food stores in Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery, and Washington counties.<\/p>\n

Tips for customers without power:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Customers who have not yet reported their outage should use the automated outage reporting line \u2013 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877). Customers calling regarding downed lines are urged to follow the prompts or to report the downed lines to their local police or fire departments.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Avoid opening the refrigerator or freezer. A full freezer can keep food frozen for up to three days if it\u2019s kept closed.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Unplug major appliances until after the power has been restored. Keep one light connected so you will know when the power is back on.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Burning candles should never be left unattended in a house.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Gasoline-powered generators should never be operated inside a home or attached garage.<\/p>\n

For up-to-date information on the company’s restoration effort, current outages, FirstEnergy\u2019s storm restoration process and tips for staying safe, go to\u00a0www.firstenergycorp.com<\/a><\/p>\n

In addition, customers can view timely, accurate and easy-to-use outage information through FirstEnergy\u2019s \u201c24\/7 Power Center\u201d maps, accessible on desktops, smart phones and mobile devices atwww.firstenergycorp.com\/outages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During significant service interruptions, outage information is also available via the company\u2019s Twitter accounts. Potomac Edison serves 251,000 customers in 7 Maryland counties. FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies comprise one of the nation’s largest investor-owned electric systems. Its diverse generating fleet features non-emitting nuclear, scrubbed baseload coal, natural gas, and pumped-storage hydro and other renewables, and has a total generating capacity of nearly 23,000 megawatts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Williamsport, Md.\u00a0\u2013 Potomac Edison customers who lost power as a result of Friday\u2019s severe summer storm can receive one bag of ice and two gallons of water at no charge at any Martin\u2019s food stores in Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery, and Washington counties. Tips for customers without power: \u2022 Customers who have not  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[64,146,285],"class_list":["post-198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cooling","tag-ice","tag-water"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t