LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — More than 7,000 homes were without power in Loudoun County Monday evening. Power has since been restored.
According to a tweet from Peggy Fox, spokesperson for Dominion Energy, 4,106 customers are without power from Broadlands to South Riding Monday afternoon. At its peak, there were 7,704 outages, Fox said.
Fox said a piece of equipment failed, triggering the outages, but did not specify exactly what happened.
Power was restored by 6 p.m. Monday evening, according to Fox.
"We apologize for the service interruption and thank you for your patience," Fox wrote.
It is important to prepare for any power surges and spikes during outages. When the power does turn back on, Dominion Energy says power surges and spikes can occur and damage appliances and equipment. In order to avoid any damage, unplug any appliances, equipment or electronics you were using when the power went out.
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