UPDATE: About 14,000 in Bucks Still Without Power

A week after Hurricane Sandy struck, about 14,000 Bucks County electric customers still were without power.

As of Monday at 5:20 p.m., 2,228, Met Ed customers in northeast Bucks and 820 PPL customers in northwest Bucks were out of power.

In Central and Lower Bucks, about 11,000 PECO customers still were without power as of Monday.

In PECO's territory, service for most remaining customers is expected to be restored by midnight Monday. However, the company noted that some "customers in the most damaged and isolated areas may be without electric service until next week."

Met Ed made progress in Bucks County in recent days by energizing the Ferndale Substation on Sunday evening and the Ottsville Substation on Monday, according to an update from the company given to State Rep. Marguerite Quinn's office.

Heavy damage was identified on circuits out of the Ottsville and Bridgeton substations. Met Ed crews were concentrating on Ottsville, Ferndale, Tinicum, Durham and Riegelsville on Monday, the company said.

Power restoration began in Ottsville on Saturday, Quinn said, and about half of the customers in that area had been restored by 9 a.m. Monday. That figure was expected to increase to 85 percent by the end of the day, she said.