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Day 4: Latest Update On Central Hudson Power Restoration In Dutchess
Nearly 85 percent of the 74,000 customers of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation impacted by Tuesday’s damaging storm have had power restored, following a restoration effort to clear trees, open roadways and repair the electric system.
Approximately 13,000 outages remain in nearly 400 individual damage locations, primarily in heavily impacted areas of southern Dutchess and northeast Orange counties, where excessive tree damage remains a concern.
As of 7 a.m., approximately 4,400 customers remain without electric service in Dutchess County, 7,700 in Orange County, 530 in Putnam Co…
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Daily Voice
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…
