psnh power outages
- New Hampshire officials report about 230,000 power outages across the state. [1]
With the health of trees rapidly worsening, the probability of serious winter power outages caused by falling limbs and trees has increased significantly. [2]
Below you’ll find convenient outage forms, information on our Storm Center, and valuable tips for what to do when the power goes out. [3]
Last winter, New England experienced some of its most costly and prolonged power outages on record, following storms that were not unusually severe, although many people associated the storms’ severity with the duration and scope of the power outages. [...] A rough correlation should then be made between the meteorological severity of the weather and the severity of the outages to see if historical ratios of damage to storm intensity were exceeded. [2]
For further information, you can order a copy of our storm preparation booklet, Acting Like Noah, by filling out our request form or calling 1-800-662-7764. [4]
- New Hampshire Governor John Lynch has declared a Sate of Emergency in order to ensure that all state resources would be available to help families impacted by this powerful winter storm. [1]
Progress typically slows at this stage because power loss to individual residences can occur for a variety of reasons. [4]
By reporting power outages you help PSNH crews locate problems and restore power more quickly. [3]
Major circuits and lines serving the largest concentrations of people are repaired next. [...] Typically, this includes hospitals, nursing homes, police and fire stations, and customers on life support systems. [4]
About 200 customers are reported to still be without power as of 7 a.m. [1]
In one storm in mid-December, Public Service Co. of New Hampshire lost power to 94,000 customers for up to several days and suffered more than $4 million worth of damage to its transmission lines. [2]
In Massachusetts, roughly 198,000 are without power, as Governor Deval Patrick declared a State of Emergency. [...] About 2,700 hundred customers in the area lost power Tuesday when a power thunderstorm ripped through the area, bringing down trees, utility poles and powerlines. [1]
Sources:
[1] Power outages keep New Hampshire in the dark | NECN (necn.com/Boston/New-England/…
[2] Power Outages and Tree Health (www.eco-systems.org/power.htm)
[3] Power Outages (www.psnh.com/Business/PowerOutages/
[4] Storm Center (www.psnh.com/Residential/