Green Mountain Power is preparing for the upcoming storm to ensure timely restoration of power by assembling internal teams and lining up additional outside crews to supplement GMP’s workforce. The storm is predicted to begin in southern Vermont early Tuesday and spread across the state during the day. Wet, heavy snow could cause a significant number of outages by bringing down trees and branches onto the power lines. Crews will be available in all parts of the state to begin to restore outages as they occur.
“This storm has the potential to impact customers in a widespread area across the state, so we are really beefing up the number of people who can respond to outages,” said GMP spokesperson Dorothy Schnure. “In addition to 120 GMP lineworkers, we’ve already lined up at least 120 additional lineworkers and have access to another 160 if we need them.”
GMP is encouraging Vermonters to stay safe and report downed lines.
“Electrical safety is so important in storms that bring down power lines,” said Schnure. “People should stay away from any downed lines and keep children and pets from the area until GMP arrives, as a downed line can be energized and dangerous.”
GMP will keep customers updated through Facebook, Twitter and media announcements. Customers may sign up for text service to report outages and get updates. Simply text REG to 46788 or GMPVT, or sign up online at greenmountainpower.com/textalerts. As always, customers may report outages by calling 1-888-835-4672, or visiting GMP’s Outage Center page at www.greenmountainpower.com.
Source: GMP 12.8.2014