Vermont Business Magazine Forecasters are calling for possible severe thunderstorms, wind, heavy rain and flooding over the next few days. Scattered to isolated severe thunderstorms could begin as early as2:30 p.m.today, Friday, June 30 and continue sporadically throughSundaymorning,July 2.“Recent rainfall has saturated the ground, so there is risk of run-off, flooding and up-rooting of trees, which can cause outages,” said Green Mountain Power spokesperson Dorothy Schnure. “Our dedicated crews will work as quickly and safely as possible to restore any damage. We also have outside crews on alert in case they’re needed to help with power restoration from this storm that could cause outages across the state.”
Power lines may be live and dangerous, even if on the ground or tangled in trees. Green Mountain Power urges people to stay away from any downed lines and to call GMP or emergency officials to report them. For additional safety information and to prepare for the storm and outages, customers can visit:http://www.greenmountainpower.com/learn/safety-guide/
“We urge Vermonters to stay safe during these storms,” Schnure said. “In addition to staying away from downed power lines that could still carry electricity, stay away from river banks and hydroelectric facilities during storms. And please don’t drive through flooded roads,” she noted.
Green Mountain Power will provide updates on Facebook, Twitter and to the media. Customers may report outages and get updates through GMP’s text service or app, as well as calling1-888-835-4672, or visiting GMP’s Outage Center page atwww.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 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.
About Green Mountain Power:
Green Mountain Power (GMP) serves approximately 265,000 residential and business customers in Vermont andis partnering with Vermonters to improve lives andtransform communities. GMP is focused on a new way of doing business to meet the needs of customers withintegrated 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 businessas a force for good. In 2014, Vote Solar named GMP a Solar Champion. More informationat:www.greenmountainpower.com. Connect with GMP on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @GreenMtnPower.VBM vermontbiz.com
Source: GMP 6.30.2017