Wet, heavy snow spreading across Vermont is causing significant damage and causing thousands of power outages. Green Mountain Power reports at 7:30 pm Tuesday that 13,000 customers are without power, despite having already restored power to more than 6,000.
“We brought in more than 200 additional line workers and tree trimmers ahead of the storm, so we have an extensive workforce helping us get the lights on,” said Dorothy Schnure, GMP spokesperson. “As the storm continues, we are seeing a tremendous amount of damage. Falling trees have broken poles and brought down power lines, and we expect additional damage to continue as long as the snow falls.”
Before the storm, GMP prepared by not only bringing in additional line workers and tree trimmers from around the region to support GMP crews, but also deploying support staff to strategic locations across the state. In total, hundreds of workers are tackling the outages around the clock.
“We have a massive effort on-going to restore power as quickly as possible, but given the extent of the damage, it is very possible that it may take into Wednesday or Thursday to restore power to all our customers,” Schnure said.
Green Mountain Power urges customers to be safe by staying away from downed power lines.
As the storm progresses, GMP will keep customers updated through Facebook, Twitter and media announcements.Customers may sign up for text service to report outages and get updates. Simply text REG to 46788 or GMPVT, or sign up online atgreenmountainpower.com/textalerts. As always, customers may report outages by calling1-888-835-4672, or visiting GMP’s Outage Center page atwww.greenmountainpower.com.
Source: GMP 12.9.2014