Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power reported Sunday evening that its crews continue to make progress restoring power to 26,000 customers who lost power during Saturday’s severe thunderstorm that hit Vermont and parts of New England. 6,400 customers are still without power and an army of crews will work around the clock to get the power back on, with about 500 people in the field.
“Fast restoration like this can only be done with a dedicated and highly trained team and advance planning,” said Kristin Carlson, Chief Communications Executive. “We are also preparing for a new round of storms that could hit Monday. We will be ready to address any new outages.”
In addition to GMP crews, additional contract crews from out of state are supporting the intensive effort to restore power. Because of the severe damage, Green Mountain Power expects restoration efforts to continue through Monday for those hardest hit in the Royalton and White River Districts.
Green Mountain Power reminds the public that there are many trees down with power lines tangled in the trees. The lines could still be live and people should stay away from the lines and keep children and pets away until GMP crews arrive.
“Restoring power to customers is our top priority. We want to thank our customers for their patience and support,” said Carlson. “We are in the middle of the summer storm season and encourage everyone to stay safe and be prepared.”
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 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 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 and has a vision to be the best small company in America by partnering with Vermonters 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 on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @GreenMtnPower.
Source: GMP 7.24.2016