WASHINGTON — The Lincoln Memorial and other iconic D.C. monuments around the Tidal Basin were left in the dark early Thursday morning. The spooky season vibes were courtesy of a planned outage by Pepco Energy. All power was restored by about 10:30 a.m.
The outage was due to repair work being done in the area, according to Ben Armstrong, a spokesperson for Pepco. The outage began around 1 a.m. as crews worked to make repairs to underground cables in the area of Ohio Drive and Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway.
Armstrong said customers in the area were notified of the outage ahead of time and it's nothing to be concerned about, despite the unusual darkness.
All power in the area was expected to be restored by 7 a.m., Armstrong said. Power was fully restored by 10:30 a.m. Pepco's outage website showed only a handful of customers were affected by the outage over the span of seven hours.