Power has been restored to Penelec customers in Erie after a planned outage Jan. 12. The outage lasted 3\u00bd hours and was restored at noon.<\/p>\n
The planned power outage was for Penelec<\/a> to upgrade its facilities for enhanced circuit reliability in the areas of West 25th Street and Cherry Street near Saint Vincent Hospital and Erie High School.<\/p>\n Penelec representatives noted that neither the hospital nor high school were impacted by the outage.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The outage for Jan. 12 began at 8:30 a.m. and was planned to last until 2:30 p.m. Penelec officials were able to complete the upgrades two and a half hours earlier than planned.<\/p>\n Which areas were impacted by the outage?<\/p>\n During the power outage, customers who were impacted were in the vicinity of:<\/p>\n Utility rate rise: Your National Fuel gas bill could increase by August 2026. Here’s why<\/a><\/p>\n My power is still out<\/p>\n If your power is still out, click here<\/a> to report the outage online or call 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877).<\/p>\n Future outages<\/p>\n For any information regarding future outages and how to report them, check out the outage section of the Penelec website.<\/a><\/p>\n Nicholas Sorensen can be contacted at Nsorensen@usa.todayco.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n