HARTFORD, Conn. — The state's utility crews are fighting strong winds and heavy rains Monday, making an already difficult situation with the current health crisis more so, with power outages.
As of 8:30 a.m. Wednesday., Eversource reported 606 outages in their customer service area. United Illuminating is reporting 1 outage. Eversource said over 93,000 customers had power restored since the beginning of the storm.
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Eversource - Eversource website. or call 800-286-2000.
United Illuminating customers can go here. or call 800-722-5584
Norwich Public Utilities: 860-887-2555
Wallingford Electric Utilities: 203-265-5055
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Officials with Eversource said they are closely monitoring weather. "While adhering to its strict social distancing, hygiene and enhanced sanitation measures to safeguard the health and well-being of workers and customers, the energy company’s line and tree crews are ready to respond to any damage or outages caused by this storm," said officials in an email.
“With many customers working remotely and students relying on technology for distance learning during this unprecedented time, we recognize how important it is to have reliable power,” said Eversource Vice President of Electric Operations Mike Hayhurst. “Working under the challenging conditions related to the pandemic, our crews are positioned around the state and ready to respond to any damage or outages caused by Monday’s storm. Our team will work around-the-clock to restore power as quickly and safely as possible – yet some restorations may take longer as we work to ensure the safety of our employees and customers.”
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Norwich Public Utilities said the were preparing for high winds and severe weather.
On Sunday afternoon, officials directed the utility to have all pre-storm preparations in place ahead of the severe weather.
“While we do not know when, where or how hard the storm may hit our community, we do know that NPU is taking all of the steps we need to so that we can respond quickly and safely at any time,” said NPU General Manager Chris LaRose.