Power restored to more than 263K WPS, We Energies customers affected by storms

SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN -- We Energies announced Tuesday, July 23 power was restored to more than 263,000 WPS and We Energies customers affected by the destructive storms that hit Wisconsin over the weekend.

According to We Energies, just over 18,500 WPS and 3,500 We Energies customers remained without power in some of the hardest hit areas -- as of Tuesday night.

We Energies personnel was working on restoration, including their own crews and others from around the Midwest. Additional crews were arriving Tuesday.

Officials said they expected to have almost all We Energies customers around the Appleton and Waupaca areas back in service by late Tuesday. They expected to restore power to 95% of the WPS customers by late Tuesday – if they wee able to receive service.

Most WPS customers in the highly devastated areas around Wabeno, Antigo, Elcho, and Stevens Point should have power restored by the end of the day Thursday, officials said.

Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs issued this update on the situation Tuesday: