PECO says Saturday night’s severe storm caused about 60,000 customer outages, and by Sunday evening about 5,000 customers were still without electricity. As crews worked to repair damage, company management continued negotiations with union leaders to end a strike that began Saturday.
In Warrington, 76-year-old Ilene Rettig said she lost power around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and it turned back on nearly 24 hours later. She lives in the Forest Ridge 55+ community, where many residents are in their 70s and 80s.
“Horrible. Just horrible. How would you like to have no air conditioning?”…