Pepco Damage Assessment Shows Unprecedented Devastation;

Restoration Time Is Estimated as at least a Week

Sept. 19, 4:00 p.m. Update

Pepco is in the process of conducting a full-scale damage assessment throughout its service territory using personnel patrolling feeder lines on foot, in vehicles and in helicopters, and local government reports. The initial survey indicates that a massive effort in each portion of the service area