Lakewood officials met with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Thursday to launch an investigation into the ongoing power outages in the city.
News 5 spoke to Lakewood residents in January who were frustrated by the consecutive outages that had occurred in the area.
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Just last month, resident Candice Gibbons voiced her frustrations after power outages returned to the neighborhood, saying, “It's a lot. It really is. It's just it's getting old, fast.”
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Lakewood Mayor Meghan George told News 5 about the meeting with FirstEnergy, stating that the company is aware of the root cause of the issue.
"This has to do with a Lakewood substation that is having a variety of issues. So right now they have a fix in place that they have a temporary substation servicing for the substation until they can get this permanent fix, which they've told me due to supply chain issues, they're not going to have till [the] 26 or 27," George said.
News 5 reached out to FirstEnergy on Thursday for a comment on the meeting, but has yet to receive a response.
Last week, Lakewood provided grocery relief to residents affected by a power outage that lasted over 24 hours.
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