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As of 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, 88,499 of Eversource’s 1,281,332 Connecticut customers were still reporting outages. United Illuminating crews were also working to repair 917 outages that were impacting a total of 2,754 customers in Connecticut.
Power was restored to thousands in Connecticut over the weekend but thousands more remain in the dark following the wreckage caused by Tropical Isaias.
“We know how frustrated our customers who still don’t have power are, and we have thousands of utility workers repairing the extensive damage across the state today who are relentless in their determination to restore power for all customers,” Eversource President of Regional Electric Operations Craig Hallstrom stated. “We hear our customers and community leaders, and we will not rest until this massive restoration effort is complete.”
Here's the latest breakdown of active power outages in Litchfield County, according to Eversource:
- New Milford: 3,773 (15.99 percent of customers);
- Woodbury: 1,862 (35.79 percent of customers);
- Litchfield: 1,159 (24.54 percent of customers);
- New Hartford: 630 (18.99 percent of customers);
- Torrington: 510 (2.27 percent of customers);
- Winchester: 471 (7.67 percent of customers);
- Watertown: 454 (4.43 percent of customers);
- Roxbury: 370 (27.37 percent of customers);
- Norfolk: 174 (15.56 percent of customers).
The estimated time of complete restoration has been listed as 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
“With more than 2,500 crews on the ground, if you see one in your area, for the health and safety of everyone, please keep your distance and allow them to focus on their critical work,” Eversource officials said.
“Crews are working around the clock to repair the extensive damage to the electric system caused by this devastating tropical storm. We have identified about 200 miles of downed wire to be repaired.
“We know how urgently those still out need power back – especially right now given the pandemic and hot summer weather. We will not rest until this restoration is complete.”
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