Vermont Business Magazine An army of GMP line crews, tree crews and external crews are making repairs after strong winds overnight caused damage worse than forecasted bringing down trees and lines and causing outages statewide. GMP crews were ready and we had already brought in additional crews in advance of the storm placed around the state. They’ve been working through the night to get the lights back on.
At one point 24,000 customers were without power. Crews have restored power to 23,000 so far. The calls keep coming in and there are about 14,000 without power now.
The damage is across a large portion of the state. Winds were as high as 63 mph in Mendon and reached 112 mph on top of Mount Mansfield. Some of the regions with the most outages are Royalton, Springfield, Montpelier and Brattleboro.
Early assessments show it could take several days before every customer is restored. With wind still an issue, GMP is continuing to receive new outage calls and we expect to be able to pinpoint customer restoration times more clearly later today after new outages stop coming in.
Green Mountain Power is reminding everyone to stay safe. Don’t touch any downed lines or downed trees.
“It’s so important that our customers and crews continue to stay safe out there as we manage the clean-up and restoration ahead,” said Kristin Carlson, GMP’s Vice President of Strategic and External Affairs. “Crews are responding as quickly and safely as possible and we will continue to keep the public safe and well-informed. We will update you on Facebook, Twitter and local media.”
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 atgreenmountainpower.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.Customers may also report outages by calling1-888-835-4672, or visiting GMP’s Outage Center page atwww.greenmountainpower.com
For storm safety tips go to:http://www.greenmountainpower.com/community/safety/be-safe-in-a-storm/
About Green Mountain Power
About Green Mountain Power Green Mountain Power (GMP) serves approximately 265,000 residential and business customers in Vermont and is partnering with customers to improve lives and transform communities. GMP is focused on a new way of doing business to meet the needs of customers with integrated energy services that help people use less energy and save money, while continuing to generate clean, cost-effective and reliable power in Vermont. GMP is the first utility in the world to get a B Corp certification, meeting rigorous social, environmental, accountability and transparency standards and committing to use business as a force for good. In 2014, Vote Solar named GMP a Solar Champion. More information at:www.greenmountainpower.com. Connect with GMP onFacebookand follow us onTwitter @GreenMtnPower.
Source: GMP. 4.5.2018