Electric utility Eversource said Friday it is wrapping up “around-the-clock” restoration efforts from a Sunday rainstorm that left hundreds of thousands of customers without power.
With the help of additional out-of-state crews, Eversource has restored electric service to more than 312,000 customers impacted by the storm, replaced more than 280 utility poles and strung more than 75 miles of new overhead lines, said Eversource Vice President of Electric Operations in Connecticut Michael Hayhurst.
As of Friday morning, Eversource had 134 customers without power, but most of those are not related to the storm and were reported to the utility today, said Eversource Spokesman Mitch Gross.
The utility crews continue to focus on the remaining single or scattered outages, some of which are more complex and may require assistance from a private electrician or contractor, Hayhurst said.
