# Election Day Coverage and Power Outages

- Place: Washington, D.C., United States (38.9072, -77.0369)
- Published: 2026-11-03T00:03:27.193Z · expires 2026-11-10T00:03:27.193Z
- Floors (The Arena): E12 States, E10 Institutions, E11 Organizations
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/5x1
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

Polls in Washington, D.C. opened at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. local time today, per WUSA9.

Election night results are being tracked across the city as residents prepare for potential delays in vote counting, according to Roll Call.

Over 1,000 customers lost power in Downtown DC due to a substation issue, with Pepco working to restore service, WTOP reports. Flight MUSL is climbing out of Washington at 1,800 ft, heading northeast.

## Sources

- [When do polls open and close in DC?](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1wFBVV95cUxPeEVZbHJoZldpNjlHWVhYVXBRdVdETEhWbzFHb0FDQklyWC1pRkYzT1dPNVBwNjBCX09EWENHVVY2QXhMQ1FLaWY2MTZiS1NjVmRBM3B5c29lNElvYjM0VGZYOEdHekpwdGotbFFJU2xMU0wwYkl5OUd6UmJhcFA3RzRnOHdMelBQUFNWTzZUMmNCSEFyWklySGwyZ2lSdlJWU2tzUlQtdllmX1RqLUxjQWdXcGNDU0R1aDhBRUlRdVp5dnJVNkIyM1RFbFJwS21lWE5sYVpBcw?oc=5) · wusa9.com · 2026-11-02
- [In DC on election night? Here’s where to watch results roll in](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMid0FVX3lxTE14cndaWWZHMEFZUXk0SEkwUHEzWU1nZXJmRm1uMWJib3g2T3Q0OHR2QXNMRGZRX3JoRXlaaTQ3d3hFcW9fQ1QwOGZXNFFHUExvWHlTdU9WRmFqcVNnMUM4UGhHaXgwVlVRQzZ1TDFnYl9SbEMxaVh3?oc=5) · rollcall.com · 2026-11-02
- [Power restored in Downtown DC as Pepco deals with substation issue](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxQdmdBM1RMa1BlRi00X0V5T3ZHS0lucG1CTVA1N3RIRFVlSjFyV0I3dUItYW1tcUhnQnpQU01tUGo5c2dGelNiWTQyMC1kd3FMMVlDRlJ3WEx6UHJyZkJpWDNSdW5OQzJUTVhESkcxMU1NRTRYOERXUERmVmplLV9LTXJ6TXdBLUlRY19NbjBFbC1MUmpNaC1OZEVB?oc=5) · wtop.com · 2026-11-02
- [Skilled Tax Litigator Joins Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C.](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxNNzlKV0xjSUxhQnlHaGJtSEJIamhZVi1Ub3ItR2o5d2JSdVh6cmc4ZzRCV3NUcEZPSHl4djN0WGFEN285S1BsVzdrWi1GR2gxTjBySEVIYVNXRWhuWXMxLTBuUmhrNkRsSmNNd21BQ2lCcTMyZ1ExeHBweHdsOFAtN2pxMUUyZk5nNmdrcmFiYw?oc=5) · lw.com · 2026-11-02
- [Substation incident leaves over 1,000 Washington, DC, customers without power](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxPY2lrUDVoS0VEQ19LS0F4OG1BMHE2THYtSEZrUFNWWjE1T1hsOWZSajdFNzZ2a2E3enVSVVloNldyMi1SSk9KWS1PakNoZWtFV04tc09pa1dHNndMM3AzVUtqUVdPYmp6SThENVdZUldhVnBET2taZTMtTGRvZk0zeGNxWlBpVVVHS1BwMHRCU1N1bC12M2dvdTNRNVk0ZjczaWs0X0p5YkJDWno0emIzSHB6UVJSVU1s?oc=5) · aa.com.tr · 2026-11-02
- [Power restored after outage in Foggy Bottom, affecting George Washington campus, classes](https://news.google.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?oc=5) · dcnewsnow.com · 2026-11-02
- [Election Day 2026: What to know in DC, Maryland and Virginia](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiggFBVV95cUxOLUdsNHpGeTIyVDhmM2dUa2xtc3VfNEM5dmY4cG5BLWVCcGlwLUlVMzdxbUd0LTZTUkYzbUoxSlp0N1dZQ1JTY3NlQzk0djhPdFRsQmtoRlcyTHRicWd4QmR0akV3MW5DRzZwZVUyQUhoS0lLeDlRUzF0emctTks3ZFp3?oc=5) · fox5dc.com · 2026-11-02
- [Power outage in DC impacts over 1000 customers in the Foggy Bottom area](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi6AFBVV95cUxOd2JmUllhY25CNDY5QXZOemVwd3d3dXJFNTU4WWhubE5faEJJU0xyYkdzQUlFR2g0dC1qcTZtamRaa2xtQzRmRWxTSm9KaWFoT01tb05Td0FUSC15WUIwYkhLd0Nka2ZBYXFiNDlQM25aMGZOQkdtZDRwbVFJcWlvVkxBM01UaWZfMEJVVm9nd244Tk5OaVJBel9zMEp3YmozSmhQSFVBOTNSU1BZSlJZOHR0OFFtalRTTjlrMEgxUDVEQ005ZzY2ellEUnR5c1VjWFRkcXJ6bkxhMTZtR3hiTmpEMGtBR3Vp?oc=5) · wusa9.com · 2026-11-02

## Open data shown on the globe

- Power plants · WRI Global Power Plant Database: 1500 within 650 km · Gas 147 GW · Coal 67 GW · Nuclear 47 GW · Hydro 20 GW; Largest: Darlington · 3.7 GW nuclear · check: https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase