Lingering Power Outages Amid Extreme Heat After Last Week's Storm Left Major Damage in Philly Region

‘We've had a meltdown. Literally': Plainville ice cream shop loses power in heat wave

Customers wanting some ice cream to cool off were met with a “temporarily closed” sign at Lacroix’s Homemade Ice Cream in Plainville on Tuesday. It’s because of a power outage that caused all of the shop’s ice cream to melt. Shop owner Sean Williston said he lost hundreds of gallons of ice cream, and it happened in the middle of...

Thousands of PECO customers without power amid dangerous heat wave

PECO is working to fix outages from last week’s storm. But thousands of customers are without power for A/C as temperatures soar.

Lingering power outages amid extreme heat after last week's storm left major damage in Philly region

According to PECO, thousands of customers are waiting for the lights to come back on as they cope with today's sweltering temperatures.

Peco says power to all Philly-area customers will be restored today amid heat wave

Peco said more than 370,000 customers lost power following last week's storm, making it one of the 20 worst in the company's 144-year history.

City of Cameron gives updates on recent outages

(CAMERON, Mo.) On June 18, 2025 a fire at the Brightspeed building caused many residents in not only Cameron, but surrounding areas to lose access to phone and internet services.

Union that represents PECO workers in Philadelphia region claims PECO was unprepared for recent storm - Around Ambler

The union representing linemen and other workers who have been restoring power across the region following the June 19 storm has issued a statement claiming that PECO was unprepared for the storm that resulted in over 300,000 accounts losing power.Larry Anastasi, President of IBEW Local 614 which represents over 1400 PECO workers, said in the statement that the restoration of power following the storm was delayed due to “serious systemic problem…