Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power crews are ready to respond to a windstorm that is forecasted to hit Vermont late this evening through tomorrow afternoon. The storm has the potential to blow down trees and branches onto power lines, causing outages. Green Mountain Power has already lined up additional lineworkers to assist GMP crews in any power restoration work required. Crews will be available in all parts of the state to begin to restore outages as they occur.
“Our top priority is restoring power as quickly and safely as possible,” said Dotty Schnure, GMP spokesperson. “We are prepared to respond to outages and have crews placed around the state.”
The forecast is calling for wind up to 55 mph, mixing with rain and snow. The storm is expected to hit late Monday evening, and continue through 3 pm Tuesday.
“High winds knocking down trees and power lines can create unsafe situations. People should stay away from down power lines, as they may be live and dangerous, and be aware that downed trees could have power lines tangled in them and may also be unsafe,” said Schnure.
Green Mountain Power will provide updates on the storm on Facebook, Twitter and to the media. Customers may report outages and get updates through GMP’s text service or award-winning app, as well as calling 1-888-835-4672, or visiting GMP’s Outage Center page at www.greenmountainpower.com.
To get the latest information on outages and restoration times, customers can sign up for text service alerts, by texting REG to 46788 or GMPVT, or signing up online at greenmountainpower.com/textalerts. Customers can also sign up for GMP’s app to report outages with a touch of a finger at the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and search for GMP.
Source: GMP 3.28.2016