Approximately 2,100 Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) members lost power in the wake of a thunderstorm that rolled through the VEC territory on Wednesday afternoon. At the peak of the outage about 3,500 VEC members lost power caused by high winds that brought trees and limbs down onto power lines. Damage occurred throughout the VEC service territory, but is primarily focused along the western slopes of the Green Mountains and ranges from the Lake Champlain Islands to the Northeast Kingdom.
VEC crews have been deployed and wll work until all outages are restored. Contract crews have been called in to provide additional restoration support.
An outage affecting approximately 165 members in Huntington and Richmond was expected to be restored shortly after midnight. Another outage impacting 250 VEC members in Essex was expected to be restored before 5 am on Thursday.
Crews are assessing damage and some outages may not be restored until the morning hours on Thursday. As more details become available, estimated restoration times will be reported on the VEC website at www.vermontelectric.coop/outage or at 1-800-635-2667.
Vermont Electric restores power to 2,100 customers
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