De-escalation: NIPSCO extends power restoration timeline
More than 338,000 NIPSCO customers lost power between Aug. 11 and Aug. 16. By Monday at 11 a.m., more than 102,000 were still without electricity, with about 236,000 restored.
NIPSCO’s targets call for roughly 90% of customers to be back by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, with near full restoration by Friday night. Work prioritizes repairs to major transmission and distribution lines before neighborhood circuits.
Estimated times for a majority of customers: by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday in Crown Point, Hebron, Laporte, Michigan City, St. John and Schneider, among others. By 5 p.m. Wednesday in Demotte, Hobart, Merrillville, Porter and Wanatah, with several nearby smaller communities on the same track. By 11:59 p.m. Wednesday in Chesterton, Dyer, Schererville and Valparaiso.
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