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What to do when the power goes out

If you’re just a little bit (or probably a lot) paranoid about power outages during hurricane season this year, don’t forget about a couple of tools from Dominion that can help keep you up to date on outages in your area.

Snake causes 11,000 to lose power

Yesterday evening, a snake in the River Road substation caused 11,000 West End residents to lose electricity for several hours, according to Dominion Virginia Power. A additional 33,000 people on the eastern side of Richmond lost power the same night, …