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Hurricane Henri: Eversource Increases Number Of Possible Outages, Length Of Restoration Times Hurricane Henri: Eversource Increases Number Of Possible Outages, Length Of Restoration Times
Hurricane Henri: Eversource Increases Number Of Possible Outages, Length Of Restoration Times With Hurricane Henri expected to make landfall near Connecticut’s shoreline early Sunday morning, Aug. 22, Eversource is increasing the number of possible outages the storm could cause.  The energy company will declare an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) Level 2 Sunday at 6 a.m. This means that of the roughly 1.25 million Eversource electric customers in Connecticut, between 50 percent and 69 percent could lose power, and restoration efforts could last between eight and 21 days.  Related story: Here's Where Hurricane Henri Should Bring Widespread Power Outages, Strongest Wind…

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New Outage Update: Full Litchfield County Restoration Nearly Complete Eight Days After Storm New Outage Update: Full Litchfield County Restoration Nearly Complete Eight Days After Storm
New Outage Update: Full Litchfield County Restoration Nearly Complete Eight Days After Storm It took more than a week, but only a handful of Litchfield County residents have not had power restored following the wreckage of Tropical Storm Isaias. Utilizing more than 2,500 line and tree crews working nonstop to repair the damage and restore remaining outages following Isaias, crews restored power to more than 58,000 customers overnight. As of Wednesday, Aug. 12, just 1,262 of Eversource’s 1,281,332 customers were still without power. Another 23 United Illuminating customers were also reporting outages. Outages were still reported in:  New Milford: 34 (0.24 percent of cus…

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by Zak Failla
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Isaias Outage Update: 1,200 Crews Now At Work; Latest Rundown Of Most-Affected Towns Isaias Outage Update: 1,200 Crews Now At Work; Latest Rundown Of Most-Affected Towns
Isaias Outage Update: 1,200 Crews Now At Work; Latest Rundown Of Most-Affected Towns About 320,000 customers in Connecticut remain without power as of Saturday morning, Aug. 8 - four days after Tropical Isaias swept through the region. Related story: Tornado In Westport Confirmed During Tropical Storm Isaias Of those outages, about 291,000 are in the Eversource service area. Nearly 1,200 crews – including mutual aid from out-of-state – were continuing to repair the widespread damage to the electric system on Friday, Aug. 7, an increase of approximately 500 crews from Thursday, Aug. 6, Eversource said. Despite calling in outside contractors, many from out of state, Everso…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Isaias Outage Update: Estimated Restoration Times; Litchfield County Communities Most Affected Isaias Outage Update: Estimated Restoration Times; Litchfield County Communities Most Affected
Isaias Outage Update: Estimated Restoration Times; Litchfield County Communities Most Affected Some Litchfield County residents may be without power throughout the weekend as utility crews continue working to repair the damage caused by Tropical Storm Isaias. Despite calling in outside contractors and working around the clock to restore power, Eversource is estimating that storm restoration will not be “substantially complete” until 11:59 on Tuesday, Aug. 11. According to Eversource, more than 700 crews are working to repair the widespread damage to the electric system caused by Isaias. A “significant” number of additional out-of-state mutual aid crews are arriving Friday, Aug. 7. …

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by Zak Failla