Dominion (Richmond, Virginia, U.S.) has restored power to 1.1 million of the total 1.8 million customers who lost electric service as a result of Hurricane Isabel.

As of 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22, 2003, about 758,000 remained without power in the company's service area that stretches from the Outer Banks of North Carolina, to Tidewater, Central and Northern Virginia — the exact area hit hardest by Isabel. The company has now restored power to approximately 60% of its customers affected by the hurricane.

Dominion's army of 9700 employees, contractors, tree trimmers and crews from 11 assisting utilities — the largest restoration force in company history — continues working to restore service to the remaining transmission and primary distribution circuits ravaged by uprooted trees or broken limbs, torrential rains and high winds.

Hurricane Isabel's devastating damage to Dominion's power grid included:

• 62 of the company's 380 transmission lines — 1600 miles (2575 km) of high-voltage power lines. Crews restored 41 of them by Sunday, Sept. 21, with the last 21 lines back in service later that week. On Sept. 21, Dominion fully restored transmission service to those substations that supply power to electric cooperatives.

• About 1150 (72%) of the company's 1600 primary distribution circuits. These power lines deliver electricity to lower voltage circuits that serve homes and businesses. Primary circuits are the first circuits restored after storms. Primary circuits must be repaired, inspected and reconnected to the grid before homes and businesses can be served.

• 2311 broken utility poles.

• 3899 snapped crossarms.

• 7363 spans of downed power lines.