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Published November 2, 2020 at 9:00AM | Updated November 2, 2020 at 10:33AM

Dominion Says Sunday Power Outage Caused by Broken Pole/Cross Arm — “Update: A broken pole/cross arm caused the failure. We have been able to isolate the problem and are hoping to everyone back on line very soon.” [Twitter]

Retro Candy Shop Opening in Fairlington — “If you’re into nostalgic candy that will take you back to your childhood days, you’ll want to keep an eye out for the opening of Rocket Fizz, Soda Pop & Candy Shop at Fairlington Centre in Alexandria, according to signs posted in the windows.” [Alexandria Living]

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ALXnow’s Top Stories this Week in Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published October 30, 2020 at 5:00PM

What an intense week in Alexandria.

Our top story was on the massive power outages that affected tens of thousands of residents on Friday, October 23. Without providing specifics, Dominion Energy told City Council this week that outages in Alexandria and Arlington were “unique,” and caused by a piece of equipment that failed at its Glebe Road substation. City Councilors responded that there have been at least eight outages since May.

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Dominion Says Friday’s Massive Power Outage was Unique, City Council Disagrees

By James Cullum

Published October 28, 2020 at 10:15AM

Dominion Energy representatives say that the massive power outages that affected thousands of homes in Alexandria and Arlington last Friday (October 23) were “unique,” and caused by a piece of equipment that failed at its Glebe Road substation.

“This was a unique. Typically, you might experience an outage on one single circuit,” Tim Sargeant, Dominion Energy’s external affairs manager in Northern Virginia, told City Council on Tuesday night. “Needless to say the outage occurred on multiple circuits.”

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BREAKING: Massive Power Outage Reported in Alexandria

By ALXnow.com

Published October 23, 2020 at 8:25PM | Updated October 26, 2020 at 12:19AM

Thousands of Alexandria residents are in the dark Friday night due to a massive power outage.

At 8 p.m., the utility company was reporting over 12,750 customers without power. As of 8:20 p.m., that number had gone down to 6,846.

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Power Outage Covers Potomac Yard and Parts of Del Ray

By Vernon Miles

Published July 7, 2020 at 11:00AM | Updated July 7, 2020 at 1:06PM

Updated 1 p.m. — The Dominion Energy outage map shows the situation at Potomac Yard has been resolved

Earlier: Dominion Energy is reporting a large power outage enveloping Potomac Yard and crossing into the Del Ray and Braddock neighborhoods, leaving 3,570 customers without power.

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Power Outages Persist in Alexandria

By ALXnow.com

Published November 1, 2019 at 2:10PM | Updated November 1, 2019 at 4:59PM

Update at 4:40 p.m. — The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria and Port City Brewing have both reopened. AWLA will be open for business and adoptions until 7 p.m. The storm-related outage near Inova Alexandria Hospital is still ongoing.

Earlier: Some 250 Dominion customers in Alexandria are still in the dark following yesterday’s storms.

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Thousands Without Power in Alexandria on Halloween Night

By ALXnow.com

Published October 31, 2019 at 10:35PM

More than 3,750 Dominion customers in Alexandria are in the dark after a stormy Halloween night.

Windy weather may have contributed to the outages, which are concentrated in the West End and along Duke Street.

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Power Outages Reported in Seminary Hill

By ALXnow.com

Published October 31, 2019 at 1:45PM | Updated October 31, 2019 at 3:14PM

The power is out in part of Alexandria’s Seminary Hill neighborhood.

Dominion is reporting just under 1,400 customers without electricity as a result of a broken pole, according to the company’s outage map.

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Power Outages Abound Across Alexandria on Windy Day

By ALXnow.com

Published October 17, 2019 at 1:35PM | Updated October 17, 2019 at 10:32PM

(Updated at 2:25 p.m.) Amid a Wind Advisory for the D.C. area, more than 2,600 Dominion customers are currently without power in Alexandria.

As of 1:30 p.m. Dominion reported 2,654 households and businesses without electricity in the city.