Ida Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut

More than 15,000 residents in Connecticut remain without power in the wake of Tropical Depression Ida rolling through the region.

Trees have uprooted and fallen onto power lines thanks to high winds and heavy rain from Ida.
Photo Credit: *Eversource*

Zak Failla

09/02/2021 10:13 a.m.

As of 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 2, utility crews from Eversource were still working to make repairs to 14,591 of its 1.286 million customers in Connecticut, while United Illuminated was reporting 141 outages impacting 1,646 customers.

According to Eversource, more than 150 customers were still reporting outages in:

Monroe: 992;
East Lyme: 815;
Redding: 793;
Stamford: 630;
Greenwich: 563;
Thompson: 542;
Killingworth: 520;
North Stonington: 513;
Ridgefield: 503;
Seymour: 497;
Madison: 491;
Newtown: 436;
Guilford: 430;
Sherman: 411;
East Haddam: 337;
Norwalk: 291;
Weston: 279;
Danbury: 260;
Darien: 256;
Washington: 237;
Haddam: 225;
Willington: 214;
New Fairfield: 206;
Brookfield: 198;
Wilton: 194;
Coventry: 180;
Westbrook: 178;
Farmington: 169.

No time for complete restoration has been provided by Eversource.

“Crews have been busy working through the night to clear and repair tree damage caused by the strong wind and heavy rain from Ida, including trees that have fallen into the road,” officials said. “Wires can get tangled in debris. Please stay away from downed wires and report them immediately to 911.”

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