Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power is preparing for possible outages as a multi-faceted storm heads toward Vermont. The National Weather Service says the system will arrive late tonight and first bring winds up to 50MPH, along with rain, freezing rain, and ice followed by warming temperatures and possible river flooding.
“We are preparing for the weather forecast and we’re ready to respond to possible outages,” said Mike Burke, GMP’s Chief of Field Operations. “Safety is the top priority and we want customers to know severe weather is on the way, and to be safe. Predicted wind gusts could take down trees and power lines.”
Forecasters say high winds will last through the day Friday, particularly along the western slopes of the Green Mountains. The National Weather Service says flooding is possible starting late Friday into Saturday morning, with rainfall reaching up to 1.5 inches and snowmelt expected from temperatures reaching 50 degrees before cooling down again.
GMP is reminding customers to stay away from downed lines or trees, and not cross flooded roadways. You can report outages and get power restoration times using our online Outage Center: https://outages.greenmountainpower.com
About Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (GMP) serves approximately 265,000 residential and business customers in Vermont and is partnering with them 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 was the only utility named to Fast Company’s 2018 list of Most Innovative Companies for Energy and 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. J.D. Power’s 2018 rankings also put GMP among top utilities for customer satisfaction.
Source: GMP 12.20.2018