GENEVA – Severe weather this summer has caused more power outages and increased their length, a ComEd spokeswoman said Monday during a presentation at the Geneva City Council meeting.

ComEd spokeswoman Sylvia Rogowski and Geneva Electric Superintendent Michael Buffington spoke to aldermen about how their respective utilities respond to power outages and work together to restore power. Although the city has its own electric utility, it also receives power from ComEd.

Rogowski said three storms in July and one in August caused problems for the electric utility.