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MALVERN, Pa. (CBS) -- Tens of thousands of people are waiting for the lights to come back on in the Philadelphia region after Tuesday night's storm.

In Pennsylvania, one spot with thousands in the dark is Chester County.

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Some neighbors in Malvern are going on nearly 24 hours since the storm knocked out power at home.

According to PECO's outage map, some 17,000 customers in Chester County were still in the dark as of 5 p.m.

At the Showers household, the kids are home Wednesday after the storm pounded the area with heavy rain and winds that toppled over trees and knocked out power in Malvern.

"There was a lake right in front of our house," Julia Showers said. "We named it 'Lake Showers.'"

The storm shut the lights off at Julia and Ryan Showers' house before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Now, the hum of a generator fills their street.

"The refrigerator is plugged into the generator right now, so that's our main source of need for that," Lauren Showers said. "Trying to charge phones and whatnot."

RELATED: Portions of Kelly Drive, Lincoln Drive closed in Philadelphia due to flooding

A PECO spokesperson told CBS News Philadelphia about 215,000 customers lost power since the start of the storm. The culprit, they add, was downed trees and branches damaging equipment.

"People said it was going to be bad, but I wasn't expecting it to be this long," Maura Koenig, of Malvern Borough, said.

Koenig said the power was knocked out around 7 p.m. at her house in Malvern and has yet to come back on.

"We're just trying to hang in there," Koenig said. "It was not fun putting her down last night. Babies take a lot of electricity, which we did not think about."

Koenig's heading out of the house with her daughter for now.

"I'm going to a friend's house to take a hot shower because we all have water heaters," Koenig said. "And then going to my parents probably and then going grocery shopping because all of our food is going to go bad."

A PECO spokesperson says most customers should have power back within 24-48 hours.

Nikki DeMentri

Nikki DeMentri is a general assignment reporter with CBS Philadelphia. The Central New Jersey native is thrilled she is sharing the stories of where she grew up.

MALVERN, Pa. (CBS) -- Tens of thousands of people are waiting for the lights to come back on in the Philadelphia region after Tuesday night's storm.

In Pennsylvania, one spot with thousands in the dark is Chester County.

RELATED: How much rain did we get? Totals for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

Some neighbors in Malvern are going on nearly 24 hours since the storm knocked out power at home.

According to PECO's outage map, some 17,000 customers in Chester County were still in the dark as of 5 p.m.

At the Showers household, the kids are home Wednesday after the storm pounded the area with heavy rain and winds that toppled over trees and knocked out power in Malvern.

"There was a lake right in front of our house," Julia Showers said. "We named it 'Lake Showers.'"

The storm shut the lights off at Julia and Ryan Showers' house before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Now, the hum of a generator fills their street.

"The refrigerator is plugged into the generator right now, so that's our main source of need for that," Lauren Showers said. "Trying to charge phones and whatnot."

RELATED: Portions of Kelly Drive, Lincoln Drive closed in Philadelphia due to flooding

A PECO spokesperson told CBS News Philadelphia about 215,000 customers lost power since the start of the storm. The culprit, they add, was downed trees and branches damaging equipment.

"People said it was going to be bad, but I wasn't expecting it to be this long," Maura Koenig, of Malvern Borough, said.

Koenig said the power was knocked out around 7 p.m. at her house in Malvern and has yet to come back on.

"We're just trying to hang in there," Koenig said. "It was not fun putting her down last night. Babies take a lot of electricity, which we did not think about."

Koenig's heading out of the house with her daughter for now.

"I'm going to a friend's house to take a hot shower because we all have water heaters," Koenig said. "And then going to my parents probably and then going grocery shopping because all of our food is going to go bad."

A PECO spokesperson says most customers should have power back within 24-48 hours.

Nikki DeMentri

Nikki DeMentri is a general assignment reporter with CBS Philadelphia. The Central New Jersey native is thrilled she is sharing the stories of where she grew up.

Toll Brothers Anfield at Malvern

Toll Brothers Anfield at Malvern

MALVERN, Pa., Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced its newest townhome community, Anfield at Malvern, is coming soon. Anfield at Malvern will be located near the intersection of Lapp Road and Old Morehall Road in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Construction is underway and the community of 280 luxury townhomes is expected to open for sale in the spring of 2024.

Conveniently located near Route 202, Anfield at Malvern is a master-planned community with three collections of luxury townhomes featuring a variety of home designs with basements included in all collections. The community will offer a peaceful and private setting with ample open space and meandering walking trails, making it the ideal backdrop for enjoying an array of onsite amenities, including a clubhouse, pool, pickleball courts, tot lot, and a dog park. Home buyers will be able to choose from unique home designs ranging in size from 1,825 to 2,995 square feet, each built with Toll Brothers’ outstanding quality, craftsmanship, and value.

“Anfield at Malvern will offer residents the best in luxury home designs, fantastic onsite amenities, and low-maintenance living in the very desirable Malvern area,” said John Dean, Division President of Toll Brothers in Pennsylvania.

Home buyers will also enjoy proximity to nearby shopping, dining, arts and entertainment, and recreational destinations, including downtown Malvern, The Grove Shopping Center, King of Prussia Mall, Town Center at King of Prussia, Valley Forge National Historic Park, as well as Philadelphia’s sporting arenas, stadiums, and more. Children will attend school in the highly acclaimed Great Valley School District.

In addition to its proximity to Route 202, Anfield at Malvern is close to other major commuting routes including the Pennsylvania Turnpike, offering homeowners convenient access to Philadelphia, New Jersey beaches, Pocono Mountains, and New York City.

For more information on Anfield at Malvern and Toll Brothers communities throughout Pennsylvania, call (855) 872-8205 or visit TollBrothers.com/Pennsylvania.

About Toll Brothers Toll Brothers, Inc., a Fortune 500 Company, is the nation's leading builder of luxury homes. The Company was founded 56 years ago in 1967 and became a public company in 1986. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TOL.” The Company serves first-time, move-up, empty-nester, active-adult, and second-home buyers, as well as urban and suburban renters. Toll Brothers builds in over 60 markets in 24 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington, as well as in the District of Columbia. The Company operates its own architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development, smart home technology, and landscape subsidiaries. The Company also develops master-planned and golf course communities as well as operates its own lumber distribution, house component assembly, and manufacturing operations.

EAST WHITELAND, PA —Commonwealth Court halted Pennsylvania Wastewater's purchase of the East East Whiteland Township sewer system for $55 million.

The system also accepts waste from neighboring Charlestown Township and the Borough of Malvern.

It serves 8,200 residential and commercial customers.

Patrick M. Cicero, the consumer advocate of the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocates, petitioned Commonwealth Court to overturn Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission’s approval of the sale.

Jeanne Russo, Aqua spokesperson, said Tuesday that company officials are reviewing the decision and it would be premature to comment.

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"The case represents a significant win for consumers," Cicero said. "Each transaction must stand alone and provide affirmative benefit to the public before the PUC can approve the sale.”

Cicero said judges correctly found that the PUC must conduct a fact-based evaluation to only approve acquisitions where the public is affirmatively better off because of the transaction than it would be in the absence of the transaction.

The three-judge panel concluded that the PUC abused its discretion in the approval of the sale.

President Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer in a 22-page opinion concluded that the township’s system is providing capable service without rate increases that would occur with the sale.

“The commission’s findings that Aqua’s acquisition of the system will result in affirmative public benefits are not supported by substantial evidence,” Jubelirer wrote in a 22-page opinion.

The panel concluded that the township service is available 24/7 and provides reliable service and can afford any upgrades if necessary.

Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater is a subsidiary of Aqua Pennsylvania—a regional water company that provides public drinking water to approximately 1.5 million people throughout 32 counties in Pennsylvania.

A 2016 Pennsylvania law encourages municipalities to sell sewer plants. Aqua also provides water services to East Whiteland.

Aqua is based in Bryn Mawr and has 20,000 wastewater connections and 11 treatment plants in Pennsylvania.

In nearby Willistown Township, the township supervisors terminated an agreement to sell the plant to Aqua.

Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate and a township resident petitioned the Commonwealth Court to overturn the Public Utilities Commission’s approval of Aqua Pennsylvania purchasing the township’s sewer plan for $17.5 million. The Willistown plant services 94 customers.

Bucks County recently withdrew plans to sell its sewer system to Aqua. The borough of Norristown in Montgomery County also ditched a plan to sell Aqua its sewer system.

MALVERN, PA —A decade of planning culminated Monday when Malvern Preparatory School opened Riley Hall- the primary academic building for the Howley Middle School program for sixth to eighth grade.

“Today, the official opening of Riley Hall, at the start of the 23-24 academic year is an important moment in Malvern’s history - one that dates back to 1842,” Patrick Sillup, head of school, said during a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Sillup said during the last decade the administrators were thinking, designing, and iterating ideas for an optimal middle school learning environment.

“This space will serve as the center of middle school life at Malvern Prep," Sillup continued. "I’m confident you will find these spaces to be both inspirational and functional as well as incredibly inviting - something we take great pride in as an Augustinian Community.”

The renovation of Riley Hall was made possible thanks to a $4 million gift from parents, Brian Riley, and his wife, Barbara, P’21’26. The parents attended the ceremony with their sons, Jack, class of 2021, and Finn, class of 2026.

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“Malvern has been a special place for our sons and their friends,” Jack Riley said during the ceremony in which his son, Finn cut the ribbon.

“We are grateful to be Malvern parents and to be accepted into the Malvern Community - and so we wanted to extend this gift to Malvern from our family, as a thank you,” Finn continued.

“It is our sincere hope that the brotherhood, to which you belong, strives and grows and strengthens for decades to come.”

The Rev. Robert Hagan, O.S.A., Prior of the Province of St. Thomas of Villanovan performed a blessing on Riley Hall.

Constructed in 1923, Riley Hall was one of the first buildings on Malvern Prep’s Warren Avenue campus after the school relocated from the campus of Villanova University in 1922.

The building skirts the hub of campus life, the Quad, and will soon be connected to Maggitti Pavilion.

Maggitti Pavilion will become the center for college counseling, learning support, and administration on Malvern Prep’s campus. Construction for that project will begin in the fall of 2023.