Power Restored in Ontario County

A hand pulls the chain on a white pleated lampshade with a metal base.
A hand pulls the chain on a lamp, illustrating the reliance on electricity for everyday lighting.

Power has been restored to the thousands of Rochester Gas & Electric customers in Ontario County who were without it for a period of time late Friday morning into the early afternoon.

During the outage, almost 7,600 customers were impacted.  As of 1:45 p.m., the RG&E outage map showed that only one customer in Ontario County was without service.  What caused the outage is still unknown at this time.

We will update this story as more information is released. 

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