The utility said line workers, forestry crews, damage assessors and contractors had come from multiple states, as well as Canada, to help restore power after several rounds of severe weather during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
While the Census Bureau’s Local Air Conditioning Estimates, or LACE, showed more than nine of 10 U.S. households have AC, there are areas where access is virtually nonexistent.
Dangerous heat claimed the lives of two Lehigh County men this week, Coroner Dan Buglio said Wednesday.
A significant warmup is set to take hold across the Lehigh Valley this weekend and intensify into next week, bringing the region its first sustained stretch of summerlike heat of the season.
“This is not just a one-day spike,” the weather service said in its forecast discussion. “Very warm and above normal temperatures will continue through the upcoming weekend.”