Published Thu, Jul 5, 2012 9:30 am Dateline
Most customers of American Electric Power who've been without service for most of a week will have their power restored by Friday.
As of Thursday morning about 22,000 AEP customers in a seven-county area south of Athens were without power while other customers north of Athens County continue to see progress in restoration.
Here is a list of AEP outages in the area and the dates service is expected to be restored:
AEP Customers
Athens - Outages: 7,005; Expected date of restoration: Friday, July 6
Gallia - Outages:2,238 ; Expected date of restoration: Friday, July 6
Jackson - Outages:3,728 ; Expected date of restoration: Tuesday, July 10
Lawrence - Outages:1,069; Expected date of restoration: Unannounced
Meigs - Outages:4,322 ; Expected date of restoration: Friday, July 6
Scioto - Outages:1,235 ; Expected date of restoration: Thursday, July 5
Vinton - Outages:2,989 ; Expected date of restoration: Unannounced
Buckeye Rural is uncertain of when its customers's service will be restored.
As of Thursday morning about 21,000 Buckeye Rural customers were without electricity.
Buckeye Rural Customers
Athens - Outages: 954; Expected date of restoration: Unannounced
Gallia - Outages: 5,875; Expected date of restoration: Unannounced
Jackson - Outages: 2,985; Expected date of restoration: Unannounced
Lawrence - Outages: 5,897; Expected date of restoration: Unannounced
Meigs - Outages: 1,308; Expected date of restoration: Unannounced
Scioto - Outages: 1,132; Expected date of restoration: Unannounced
Vinton - Outages: 1,682; Expected date of restoration: Unannounced