ComEd Restores Power to More Than 60 Percent of Affected Customers Following Severe Derecho

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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ComEd crews have restored power to more than 60 percent of customers affected by a derecho that moved across the region Monday afternoon and brought hurricane force wind gusts in excess of 90 miles per hour, nearly 4,300 lightning strokes, a tornado in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood and golf ball sized hail. The company has restored service to 541,000 customers. Approximately 343,000 customers remain without power. ComEd’s smart grid investments since 2012 – such a

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