As of 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Duquesne Light, which services most of the Pittsburgh area, was reporting more than 22,000 customers still without service. First Energy still had 85,000 reported outages in Pennsylvania.
In a social media post, Duquesne Light said it “is working around the clock to restore power as quickly and safely as possible after severe weather caused significant damage Thursday evening.” Mutual assistance crews have been called in.