BELLEFONTE — Much of Centre County was left without electricity due to 17 electrical circuits losing energy after the severe storm on Tuesday, April 29.

As of 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, First Energy has restored power to establishments across many municipalities in the county, though many homes and businesses remain without power.

As of Thursday morning, First Energy deployed hundreds of in- and out-of-state line workers to expedite repairs and power restoration. First Energy is offering a global estimate for power restoration, meaning that most or all of Centre County’s power should be restored by 11 p.m. on Sunday, May 4.

As crew members make progress in assessing the damage and making repairs, First Energy anticipates being able to share location-specific estimates for power restoration.

Given that First Energy predicts that the majority of the circuits could be energized by the end of Thursday evening, these location-specific estimates may come as early as this evening or tomorrow morning.

It is important to note that these estimates are weather-dependent.

With more storms anticipated to hit the area in the next few days, restoration efforts may be delayed.

In the meantime, many organizations have offered resources to help residents manage day-to-day life while experiencing power outages.

The following are resources that townships and first responder agencies are offering to the public:

Patton Township Board Meeting Room (100 Patton Plaza, State College, Pa.)

— Charge devices

— Residents can come and go as they please during business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Centre Hall Volunteer Fire Company (134 Witmer Ave., Centre Hall, Pa.)

— Showers, water and charge devices

— Bring cooler for ice for food storage

— Message their Facebook page if needed outside of normal hours (2 p.m. to 9 p.m.)

Snow Shoe EMS (492 W. Sycamore Road, Snow Shoe, Pa.)

— Charge devices

— Enjoy tea or coffee

Alpha Fire Station – Patton Station (2598 Green Tech Drive, State College, Pa.)

— Water-filling station

Miles Township Fire Company (102 Broad St., Rebersburg, Pa.)

— Power is on at this location

— Come in and have dinner

— Charge devices

College Township Building (1481 E.

College Ave., State College, Pa.)

— Charge devices

Residents in the affected areas who are still without power can also receive two gallons of bottled water (or equivalent) and two bags of ice per family unit for free at the following Giant and Giant Eagle distribution sites:

— 255 Northland Center, State College

— 2121 S. Atherton St., State College

— 2699 Benner Pike, Bellefonte

At checkout, please inform the store that you are a FirstEnergy customer without power.

For more details on FirstEnergy’s Water and Ice program, visit https://www.firstenergycorp.com/outages_help/storm_info/water-ice.html