10:00 p.m. – More than 1,000 Crews Working to Restore Power Significant Progress Made Friday – Full Restoration Expected Monday or Sooner More than 1,000 line workers were in the field Friday to help restore power to all PSNH customers impacted by a devastating snow storm that hit New Hampshire on Wednesday and Thursday. An additional 200 line workers are expected Saturday, allowing the company to focus efforts in all of the areas still experiencing outages. In addition to the line workers, PSNH secured about 500 tree workers to help clear the way by removing fallen trees and limbs. Line workers from New England and far beyond its borders are working day and night to repair damage caused by wet, heavy snow that blanketed the Granite State. PSNH has restored power to more than 130,000 customers since the storm hit, with an estimated 74,245 customers without power as of 9:45 p.m. Friday. This is down from a peak of more than 200,000 customers at the height of the storm. Crews and support staff will continue working 24/7 until all outages are restored. With an army of line workers blanketing the PSNH service area, the company expects to continue to make good progress over the weekend, with full restoration expected by Monday. As PSNH worked to keep state and local officials and customers informed of its progress, the company acknowledged that a computer issue caused its popular online outage map tool to go out of service and support personnel were working Friday evening to resolve the problem. Safety Tips - -Customers should never touch a downed wire and should assume any downed line is live and dangerous. Be aware that downed wires could also be buried in the snow. Downed lines should be reported to PSNH immediately at 1-800-662-7764 -Customers using generators should make sure they are installed safely for their own safety, as well as that of line workers. A generator should only be wired directly to the house and completely isolated from the utility supply. Otherwise, generator power could feed into the PSNH electrical system, causing unsafe conditions for line workers and neighbors. For more safety tips, visit psnh/stormsafety. If a customer loses power, it’s important to report the outage to PSNH by calling 1-800-662-7764 or through our website, psnh. Customers can also sign up for twice-daily text message alerts via the power outages page of our website. Photos of storm damage can be found on our Flickr page.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 04:06:24 +0000
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