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UPDATED: Power outages affect thousands in Tysons amid snowstorm

Tysons power outages on Jan. 3, 2022 (via Dominion Energy)

Updated at 10:40 a.m.The power outages in Tysons appear to be largely resolved now, per Dominion Energy’s outage map. About 170 customers in central Tysons are still waiting for their power to be restored.

Earlier: More than 7,000 people in Tysons are currently without power, as the area’s first snow of the season continues to fall.

According to Dominion Energy’s outage map, the biggest power losses are concentrated along Route 7 west of the Capitol Beltway. Another outage has affected 329 customers in the Kent Gardens area of McLean.

As of 9:55 a.m., the utility did not have an estimated time of restoration yet.

Dominion Energy spokesperson Peggy Fox confirmed that the snowstorm led to an outage that prompted an automatic lockout of a transmission line in Tysons.

She says that when part of the line experiences an outage, it gets locked out as an automatic response to ensure safety. The utility’s control center is now working to switch the area to another part of the power grid, which would allow it to get electricity from other transmission lines.

“We are isolating hoping to get 8000 customers restored within the hour,” she told Tysons Reporter at 10:05 a.m. by email.

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