PEPCO: Washington Harbour Businesses will have to Wait for Power

Update 5 p.m.:

MRP Realty, the property manager for the Washington Harbour released a statement Wednesday evening about the progress on the waterfront property.

"We are working in tandem with PEPCO to restore power to both buildings.  For the immediate term, we will utilize temporary generated power while we make the repairs to the buildings’ main electrical system/service.

We expect to have power (lights and receptacles) to 3000 K St. by the end of today  [Wednesday] and to 3050 K St. by noon tomorrow [Thursday]."

Original Post:

Pepco announced Wednesday that the businesses at the Washington Harbour would have to continue to wait for power to be restored after ; no timeline was given.

The electrical equipment as the Washington Harbour on the Georgetown Waterfront was submerged underwater Monday, causing outages for nearby customers including the escalators and elevators at the Foggy Bottom Metro Station, according to a release from Pepco Wednesday.

Customers outside of the Harbour complex have had power restored but the repair work for the flooded area will take longer. Pepco will not reconnect the equipment to the power grid until it can be done so safely.

"We will be prepared when our Washington Harbor customers have completed their work and are able to have power restored. The key factor is safety, making sure that all necessary steps have been taken when the customer’s equipment is energized," says Robert Dempsey, the regional resource manager at the utility company.