LG&E and KU officials say 80% of customers' power has been restored since Sunday
SAINT MATTHEW’S, WITH MORE ON THE PROGRESS. YES, ANDREA. HI, JENNIFER AND RICK. WELL, THERE HAS BEEN PROGRESS, CERTAINLY HERE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. WE GOT HERE AROUND 10 A.M. WHERE CREWS WERE ALREADY HERE. BUT RIGHT HERE AT THIS INTERSECTION, THERE WAS A BIG TREE BLOCKING THIS ROAD. SO YOU CAN SEE THERE HAS BEEN SOME PROGRESS MADE IN CREWS. HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MANY HOURS NOW. NOW WE CAN STILL HEAR GENERATORS RUNNING AND PEOPLE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THEIR POWER TO COME BACK ON. AND THE FOLKS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD SAY THEY ARE PATIENT, BUT THEY CAN’T WAIT TO TURN THEIR GENERATORS OFF. AFTER STORMS SWEPT THROUGH THE REGION ON SUNDAY, PEOPLE LIKE TODD ANSWERED, ARE STILL CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH. HIS SAINT MATTHEW’S HOME GOT HIT BY A TREE LAST YEAR AND THEN AGAIN SUNDAY, FEBRUARY THIRD. WHEN THE STORM CAME THROUGH, I HAD A TREE FALL ON THIS THIS CORNER OF THE HOUSE. UM, AND JUST GOT IT REPAIRED. UH, CLOSED OUT THE INSURANCE CLAIM ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO AND AND THE LAST STORM SUNDAY. SAME SIDE ALL OVER AGAIN. AND NOW HE HAS TO START THE PROCESS OVER AGAIN. HE SAYS WHILE HE’S DISCOURAGED, YOU KNOW, NOW, HERE I AM PICKING UP THE PIECES. HE’S STILL THANKFUL. YOU KNOW, WE’RE HEALTHY. SO THAT’S THE MAIN THING. AND JUST MINUTES AWAY FROM HIM IN ANOTHER SAINT MATTHEW’S NEIGHBORHOOD, THE SOUND OF GENERATORS FILLING NEIGHBORHOODS, ANOTHER SIGN OF STORM DAMAGE. MORE THAN 180,000 LG&E AND K-U CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED WITH POWER OUTAGES. LG&E SPOKESPERSON LIZ PRATT SAYS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE IN GETTING THE POWER BACK ON ARE DOWNED TREES AND REPAIRING WIRES. OUR CREWS HAVE BEEN RESPONDING TO MORE THAN 1800 REPORTS OF DOWNED POWER LINES HERE IN LOUISVILLE, AND OUR SURROUNDING LGBTQ SERVICE TERRITORY. THEY’RE RESPONDING TO MORE THAN 80 BROKEN POLES, SO THERE ARE CONSIDERABLE REPAIRS BEING MADE TO GET POWER RESTORED TO OUR AFFECTED CUSTOMERS, SHE SAYS. THEY’VE SERVED NEARLY 80% OF THEIR CUSTOMERS SINCE SUNDAY, AND THEY ARE ESTIMATING THE MAJORITY OF CUSTOMERS POWER TO BE RESTORED BY 11 P.M. WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THOSE WHO’VE SEEN THE TRUCKS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND CREWS AT WORK SAY IT’S A SIGHT TO SEE. I’M EXCITED TO SEE THEM AND JUST READY TO GET ROLLING AGAIN AND GOING TO MAKE IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. AND YOU GUYS, I JUST CHECKED THE POWER OUTAGE WEBSITE JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO. AND RIGHT NOW IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, THERE’S AN ESTIMATED 10,500 PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER, COMPARED TO JUST FIVE MINUTES AGO WHEN THERE WAS 11,500 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER. AND JUST AT 3 P.M., THERE WAS 15,000 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER. SO OFFICIALS SAY THAT THEY ARE EXPECTING MAJORITY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS TO HAVE POWER BY 11 P.M. COME TOMORR
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LG&E and KU officials say 80% of customers' power has been restored since Sunday
After storms swept through the region on Sunday, people like Todd Anscrt are still cleaning up the aftermath. His St. Matthews' home got hit by a tree last year and again on Sunday. “February 3rd, when the storm come through, I had a tree fall on this corner of the house and just got it repaired. Closed out the insurance claim about three months ago. And last storm, Sunday, same side all over again,” said Anscrt. Starting the process all over again is discouraging for Anscrt.“You know, now here I am picking up the pieces,” said Anscrt. He’s still thankful. “You know, we're healthy. So that's the main thing,” said Anscrt. Just minutes away from him in another St. Matthews neighborhood, the sound of generators filling neighborhoods. Another sign of storm damage, as more than 180,000 LGE and KU customers have been affected by power outages.LG&E spokesperson Liz Pratt said some of the challenges they face in getting things done are downed trees and repairing wires. “So since these storms swept through Kentucky, our crews have been responding to more than 1800 reports of downed power lines here in Louisville and our surrounding LGE and KU service territory. They're responding to more than 80 broken poles. So there are considerable repairs being made to get power restored to our affected customers,” said Pratt. She said they’ve served nearly 80% of their customers since Sunday. They are estimating the majority of customers' power to be restored by 11 p.m. Wednesday night. Those who’ve seen the trucks in their neighborhoods and the crews at work say it’s a sight to see. “I'm excited to see them and, uh, just ready to get rolling again. And I'm going to make it one way or the other,” said David Wolf.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
After storms swept through the region on Sunday, people like Todd Anscrt are still cleaning up the aftermath.
His St. Matthews' home got hit by a tree last year and again on Sunday.
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“February 3rd, when the storm come through, I had a tree fall on this corner of the house and just got it repaired. Closed out the insurance claim about three months ago. And last storm, Sunday, same side all over again,” said Anscrt.
Starting the process all over again is discouraging for Anscrt.
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“You know, now here I am picking up the pieces,” said Anscrt.
He’s still thankful.
“You know, we're healthy. So that's the main thing,” said Anscrt.
Just minutes away from him in another St. Matthews neighborhood, the sound of generators filling neighborhoods. Another sign of storm damage, as more than 180,000 LGE and KU customers have been affected by power outages.
LG&E spokesperson Liz Pratt said some of the challenges they face in getting things done are downed trees and repairing wires.
“So since these storms swept through Kentucky, our crews have been responding to more than 1800 reports of downed power lines here in Louisville and our surrounding LGE and KU service territory. They're responding to more than 80 broken poles. So there are considerable repairs being made to get power restored to our affected customers,” said Pratt.
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She said they’ve served nearly 80% of their customers since Sunday. They are estimating the majority of customers' power to be restored by 11 p.m. Wednesday night.
Those who’ve seen the trucks in their neighborhoods and the crews at work say it’s a sight to see.
“I'm excited to see them and, uh, just ready to get rolling again. And I'm going to make it one way or the other,” said David Wolf.
