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An estimated 2,093 out of 3,808 customers in Weston, 1,359 out of 3,903 customers in Redding and 872 out of 2,861 customers in Easton were without power as of 6 a.m. Sunday according to Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating reports.
However, CL&P launched a “Restoration Estimates” web page at www.cl-p.com/restorationtimes to provide customers with estimated restoration times for repairs in their specific area. Customers can also call 800-286-2000 for the status of their outage. In previous statements, CL&P officials said they expected to have most power restored to customers by Tuesday.
More than 53,000 customers out of 1,240,246 total customers served by CL&P are out of power across Connecticut as of 6 a.m. Sunday, down from more than 106,000 customers Saturday morning. United Illuminating reported a total 22,066 of 320,150 of its customers are still without power as of 6 a.m. Sunday. United Illuminating has pledged to have power to 95 percent of its customers by the end of Monday, according to a release.
Hundreds of thousands of customers have had power restored by CL&P since Hurricane Sandy hit Monday, according to a release. The massive restoration effort will include replacing more than 800 utility polls and restringing 78 miles of overhead electrical cable – enough cable to stretch from Norwalk to New London.
More than 7,000 storm responders from across the country have now joined the company in its efforts, according to a release.
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