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Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut: Here's Latest Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut: Here's Latest
Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut: Here's Latest Thousands in Connecticut are still without power a day after thunderstorms and possible tornadoes ripped through the East Coast. As of 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, 19,464 of Eversource’s 1,281,459 Connecticut customers were still reporting outages, while United Illuminating crews were responding to 330 outages impacting another 14,155 customers. Related story - Eversource Says It's Ready For New Round Of Severe Storms With Damaging Winds Among the hardest-hit municipalities was Branford, which lost power to nearly all Eversource customers. “Our crews were prepositioned throughout the st…
Fairfield County Isaias Update: Here's How Many Are Now Without Power, Towns Most Affected Fairfield County Isaias Update: Here's How Many Are Now Without Power, Towns Most Affected
Fairfield County Isaias Update: Here's How Many Are Now Without Power, Towns Most Affected Nearly half of Eversource’s Connecticut customers remain without power a day after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the region, toppling trees and power lines. As of 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 618,418 of Eversource’s 1,281,259 Connecticut customers were still in the dark as the company works around the clock to make repairs following the storm. In Fairfield County, outages were still being reported in: Danbury: 16,104; Norwalk: 14,606; Westport: 12,215; Greenwich: 9,675; Stamford: 9,046; Newtown: 9,037; Ridgefield: 8,501; New Canaan: 7,703; Brookfield: 5,833; Wilton: 5,453; Mon…
Eversource Says It's Ready For First Snowstorm Of The Year Eversource Says It's Ready For First Snowstorm Of The Year
Eversource Says It's Ready For First Snowstorm Of The Year As the Northeast prepares for the impending snowstorm expected to drop multiple feet of snow and significant ice, Eversource Energy says it is prepared for what will be the first major snowstorm of the new year. Click here for a related story: Significant Ice Accumulation From Major Storm Could Lead To Power Outages This Weekend Eversource has prepared a series of line workers, tree crews and other essential support staff members to keep residents safe as the storm pummels the surrounding areas. “We are closely monitoring weather conditions and planning accordingly so we have cre…
Latest Update On Redding Road Closures Latest Update On Redding Road Closures
Latest Update On Redding Road Closures Eversource crews were hard at work in Redding on Friday, teaming with local officials and the Police Department to continue clearing downed trees, utility poles and power lines that have blocked multiple roadways. Nearly 15,000 Eversource customers in Fairfield County remain without power following back-to-back storms that decimated the region, including 993 of the 3,3738 customers in Redding. The downed trees and power lines led to school closures for the Redding School District. On Friday afternoon, the Redding Police Department announced that Simpaug Turnpike had been reopened following…
A Week Later, 14K Eversource Customers Without Power In Fairfield County A Week Later, 14K Eversource Customers Without Power In Fairfield County
A Week Later, 14K Eversource Customers Without Power In Fairfield County * How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area More than 50,000 Connecticut residents, including 14,596 in Fairfield County, remain without power as the tri-state area continues to clean up from the latest winter storm that dropped upwards of a foot of snow in parts of Fairfield County. Eversource is reporting that 50,815 of their 1,269,304 customers are reporting outages as of 12:30 p.m. on Friday, which is still impacting 4 percent of residents, including more than 1,000 outages reported in Stamford, New Canaan, Norwalk, Wilton and Weston. Hundreds of out-of-state contractor…
Eversource Inspects Power Lines From Air While Prepping For Next Nor'easter Eversource Inspects Power Lines From Air While Prepping For Next Nor'easter
Eversource Inspects Power Lines From Air While Prepping For Next Nor'easter On the heels of Eversource’s massive, around-the-clock restoration effort after Friday’s powerful nor’easter, the utility company is preparing for another significant storm.  Eversource line and tree crews said they ready to respond to the major storm expected to hit the region Wednesday, bringing more snow, rain and high winds.  The company is conducting aerial inspections of electric lines across the state in the wake of last week’s storm, checking for any damage done during the storm or tree branches that were weakened and could now threaten the lines. “The high winds that caused …