Power Outage Hits Downtown Washington, D.C., a Day Before U.S. Midterm Elections, Affecting More Than 1,100 Sites
JH Kim
Summary
- A power outage hit downtown Washington, D.C., a day before the U.S. midterm elections, cutting electricity to more than 1,100 sites.
- Utility company Pepco said a total of 1,176 customers were affected by the outage across the Washington, D.C., area.
- Pepco said a substation equipment failure was the most likely cause of the outage.
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A power outage struck downtown Washington, D.C., near the White House a day before the U.S. midterm elections, cutting electricity to more than 1,100 sites.
Pepco, the local utility, said 1,176 customers were affected by the outage across the Washington, D.C., area on November 2.
The outage was concentrated in Foggy Bottom, where the U.S. State Department is located. The neighborhood is just a few blocks from the White House.
Pepco said a failure in substation equipment was the most likely cause of the outage.
JH Kim
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