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Update On Central Hudson Customers In Dutchess Still Without Power Update On Central Hudson Customers In Dutchess Still Without Power
Update On Central Hudson Customers In Dutchess Still Without Power Electric service has been restored to approximately half the more than 74,000 customers of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation impacted by Tuesday’s powerful severe storm system.  As of 7 a.m. Thursday, approximately 37,000 customers remained without electric service in more than 425 individual damage locations, following a damaging storm that brought severe winds to the region, hitting hardest in the southern portion of Central Hudson’s service area. Remaining power outages in the most heavily impacted areas are 9,700 in Dutchess County, 24,000 in Orange County, 1,500 in Ulster C…

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Dangerous Winds, Downed Trees Knock Out Power To Thousands Dangerous Winds, Downed Trees Knock Out Power To Thousands
Dangerous Winds, Downed Trees Knock Out Power To Thousands A powerful storm system bringing strong winds with numerous downed trees, hail and lightning, interrupted electric service to more than 72,000 customers of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. on Tuesday. Wind gusts up to 78 miles per hour were reported in southern Dutchess County, hail fell in portions of Ulster County and approximately 1,000 lightning strikes per hour were recorded in the region during the height of the storm. As of 6 p.m., nearly 400 individual damage locations were reported. NYSEG reported outages to  2,572 of its 15,621 customers in Eastern Dutchess at 6:08 p.m. Th…

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Central Hudson Power Outages Down To Less Than 2.5K Central Hudson Power Outages Down To Less Than 2.5K
Central Hudson Power Outages Down To Less Than 2.5K Central Hudson Gas & Electric is reporting that nearly 95 percent of customers impacted by Wednesday’s winter storm, currently have power as crews continue to repair damage throughout the Hudson Valley. In real numbers that means more than 67,000 power outages have been restored, and as of 7:00 a.m. Friday, less than 2,500 customers remain without service, primarily in Orange County.  In addition, about 200 individual damage locations remain, and it is expected that electric service will be restored to virtually all customers by Friday night.  Customers currently without power and who …

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by Kathy Reakes
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More Than 40K Central Hudson Customers Still Without Power More Than 40K Central Hudson Customers Still Without Power
More Than 40K Central Hudson Customers Still Without Power Wednesday’s winter storm, the second in five days, brought a foot or more of heavy snow throughout the region, weighing down trees and breaking limbs onto power lines, cutting power to thousands. Complicated by storm conditions and visibility, repair crews of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. worked throughout the storm to repair damage and restore power to more than 22,000 customers. But with the heavy damage, as of 7 a.m. Thursday, 40,000 customers still remained without electric service, primarily in Ulster and Dutchess counties, and more than 650 damage locations were reported. T…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two-Thirds Of Central Hudson Customers With Outages Have Power Back Two-Thirds Of Central Hudson Customers With Outages Have Power Back
Two-Thirds Of Central Hudson Customers With Outages Have Power Back Electric service has been restored to more than two-thirds of the 110,000 Central Hudson Gas & Electric customers impacted by Friday’s powerful Nor’easter that interrupted electricity to more than 2 million households from Maine to Virginia. As of 7 a.m. on Sunday, approximately 33,000 customers remained without electric service, and nearly 1,000 individual damage locations require repair. High wind gusts and heavy snow toppled trees, resulting in nearly 100 broken poles, approximately 1,000 downed powerlines and serious damage to nine transmission lines. The storm was one of the most s…

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by Daily Voice