Thursday, November 30 – 2:30 pm
WEC crews, assisted by over 30 other line workers, have worked around the clock since the early morning on Monday, November 27 to restore outages to more than 6,500 WEC members throughout the Co-op’s service territory. Sunday night, a snowstorm brought heavy, wet snow to Vermont, which weighed down trees. The majority of the outages were caused by trees interacting with the power lines or by snow unloading from trees. Roughly 30,000 Vermonters lost power due to the storm.
As of 2:30 pm today, crews are working to restore power to a small outage in Washington (Sky Acres Rd area), which is expected to be back on around 3 pm. Another crew has been dispatched to a small outage in Moretown (Ward Brook Rd area), which has no estimated restoration time presently. If and when more information is available, we will post that for our members.
We would like to thank…
- All those outside crews who assisted with the restoration process—your quick and kind response helped us restore power to our members.
- The vendors and others who provided support to our line workers so they could continue working.
- All WEC line workers for their hard work and dedication, the dispatchers for organizing the restoration efforts and keeping folks on track, the member services representatives for fielding calls from our members reporting outages or simply seeking reassurance, and all other staff for their work keeping everyone fed, warm, and sane.
- Most of all, our members for their patience and understanding as we worked as safely and quickly as we could to restore power.
Thank you!
If you are still out of power by 7 pm today and are not in the areas listed above, please call in your outage at local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
Thursday, November 30 – 10 am
Crews are working hard to restore power to the 68 members still without power. Again, we expect that the remaining outages will be restored by noon today.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Thursday, November 30 – 4:30 am
About 150 WEC members remain out of power this morning after crews worked overnight again on restoration. We expect that the remaining difficult to repair or remote spots still experiencing outages will be restored to power by noon.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
Wednesday, November 29 – 7:40 pm
Crews continue to restore power to members who are out of service, and have brought the total out of power to fewer than 300.
Line workers will continue working through the night. Unfortunately, a couple of sections of line which are in difficult to access areas that run for long distances off road or which have extensive damage and many trees down are unlikely to be restored until tomorrow at noon.
Those sections include the portion of Williamstown and Chelsea around Edwards Road and Haywards Cross Road and the portion of Washington around Route 110, Poor Farm Road and Hart Hollow Road.
Scattered outages in Tunbridge may also persist until tomorrow.
We appreciate your patience and will continue working until all outages are restored.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
Wednesday, November 29 – 3:30 pm
WEC and outside crews have worked throughout the day across WEC’s service territory to restore power to our members. There are currently roughly 530 members without power. With the exception of a few members, primarily in very remote locations or particularly difficult restorations, we will be restoring power to the bulk of our members today.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Wednesday, November 29 – 1 pm
Crews have restored power to all but roughly 700 WEC members. With the exception of some more remote locations or more difficult restorations, we will have the bulk of the outages restored today.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Wednesday, November 29 – 11 am
Crews have been working to restore power throughout WEC territory. Fewer than 950 members remain without power at this time.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Wednesday, November 29 – 8:30 am
WEC crews and outside crews are continuing to work steadily to restore power to our members throughout WEC territory. Just over 1,200 members remain without power. Again, we anticipate restoring power to most members today.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Wednesday, November 29 – 6 am
Crews restored power to more members overnight, bringing the total WEC membership out of power down close to fewer than 1400 this morning. With the exception of some more remote locations or more difficult restorations, we anticipate bringing most remaining members back into service today. This storm, which was not anticipated by anyone to cause as much damage in Vermont as it has, is the fifth most severe wet snowstorm since 2009 in terms of statewide outages. Of those five most severe wet snowstorms, three have happened in the last 13 months.
Thanks to the WEC crews and the outside line workers who are assisting us with all of their good work, and to the members for their patience and understanding.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
Tuesday, November 28 – 6:45 pm
WEC crews, with the help of many line workers from outside our territory, restored most of the outages that members have been experiencing since Monday. Heavy wet snow, trees down on lines, broken poles and other complications have slowed restoration efforts.
About 1,854 members remain out at this time, and, although crews will continue to work through the night, there will be members whose power is not restored until tomorrow.
Thank you for your patience.
Current outages in the following areas are unlikely to be able to be restored before tomorrow:
- Barre Town (Apple Blossom Road, Ladd Road)
- Berlin (Brookfield Road, Paine Turnpike)
- Brookfield (Howe Road, Horner Road, Route 65, Brown Drive)
- Cabot (Cabot Road)
- Calais (County Road, Justa Road, Bliss Road)
- Chelsea (Richardson Hill Road, Route 113, Vershire Center Road, Williamstown Road)
- Corinth (Camp Munn Road, Maplewood Road, Wilson Road, Ryder Road, Valliant Place, Coppermine Road, White Road, Limlaw Road)
- Duxbury (Ward Hill Road, Sunrise Avenue, Route 100, Freeman Hill Road)
- East Montpelier (Hunt Circle, Captain Kidd Road, Gould Hill, Casavant Road, County Road)
- Fayston (Castle Road)
- Groton (Seyon Pond Road, Spoor Road, Annis Road)
- Marshfield (Maple Hill Road, Pigeon Pond Road, Sunrise Drive, Hollister Hill Road, Guyette Road, Ennis Hill Road)
- Middlesex (McCullough Hill Road, Dolan Road, Tamarack Road, Culver Hill Road, Route 2).
- Moretown (Side Road, Bruce Drive, Jones Brook Road, Moretown Mountain Road, Roberts Ramble Road, Hathaway Road, Longley Road, Devils Washbowl Road, Corey’s Drive, Cobb Hill Road, South Hill Road)
- Newbury (Corey Hill Road, Swamp Road, Darling Road, Fulton Road, Dickey Road)
- Northfield (Evans Road, Little Northfield Road, Messier Hill Road)
- Orange (Fishpond Road, Perry Road)
- Peacham (Field Road, Green Bay Loop)
- Plainfield (Spruce Mountain Road)
- Roxbury (Winch Hill Road, Bull Run Road)
- Topsham (Barberry Road, Sanborn Road, Route 302, John White Road, Pvt Dunnack Drive, Colby Road, Old Cemetery Road, Swamp Road, Hazlett Drive, Downing Road, Spooner Road, Honey Corners Road, Kimball Hill Road)
- Tunbridge (Orchard Road, Swayze Road)
- Vershire (Route 113)
- Washington (Coddington Road, Woodchuck Hollow Road, Poor Farm Road, East Orange Road)
- Williamstown (Weir Road, South Hill Road, Baptist Street, Bador Road, Route 64, Route 14, Moore Road, Flint Road, Amanicki Trail)
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
Tuesday, November 28 – 2:30 pm
WEC crews are making progress to restore power, with just under 2,900 WEC members still without power. Although both WEC and outside crews continue to work, there will be some members still without power tonight. We will do our best to get the word out to the specific towns most affected.
If you do not have power by 11 pm tonight, you will likely not have power until tomorrow or later. If you need to make arrangements to stay elsewhere, we encourage you to do so as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Tuesday, November 28 – 1:55 pm
As part of their work restoring power in Middlesex, WEC crews had to turn off electricity to the three-phase line near Interstate-89. This should only take about 20 minutes until power can be restored again.
Tuesday, November 28 – 10:30 am
WEC crews, assisted by outside crews, continue to work throughout WEC’s service territory today. Roughly 3,200 WEC members remain without power.
Again, we expect to restore the bulk of the outages today, but some WEC member will likely remain out overnight, especially farther out on the lines.
We will provide more information as we can here.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Tuesday, November 28 – 8 am
Crew members worked overnight to restore power, but more than 3,500 WEC members remain out as of this morning. WEC personnel, assisted by several outside crews, will work throughout the day. We expect to get the bulk of the outages restored today, however, some WEC members will likely remain out overnight, especially farther out on the lines. We will provide more details as we can here.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
Monday, November 27 – 8:30 pm
Power has been restored to members in towns across WEC territory, but about 4,400 members remain out of service. Crews continue to work on restoring service, but we expect that some members will not be back on until Wednesday. As always, restoration has to occur beginning at the substations and working out to the more remote locations with fewer outages. This enables us to restore power to the greatest number of members as fast as possible.
Thank you for your patience.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
Monday, November 27 – 7:00 pm
Crews are working diligently to restore power, but more than 5,000 WEC members remain out. WEC personnel will continue to work overnight on restoring power.
If your power is not back on by 11 pm tonight, you will likely not have power until tomorrow or later. If you need to make arrangements to stay elsewhere, we encourage you to do so now.
We will update where and when we expect to restore power as we get more information.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Monday, November 27 – 4:15 pm
Crews are making progress in restoring power, but more than 5,000 WEC members remain out of service at the present time.
Although both WEC and outside crews continue to work, a significant number of members will likely remain out of power overnight.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
Over 6,000 WEC members are still without power throughout the Co-op’s territory. Crews are working diligently to restore power.
Again, WEC expects that it may take more than a day to restore power to all members. We will update where and when we expect to restore power as we get more information.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Monday, November 27 – 1:00 pm
Additional outages continue to be reported across WEC territory, with roughly 6,500 WEC members without power. Several outside crews have arrived and are assisting WEC crews to restore power. Crews are currently concentrating on outages in Fayston, Chelsea/Williamstown, Stannard/Greensboro, and East Montpelier.
Again, WEC expects that it may take more than a day to restore power to all members. We will update where and when we expect to restore power as we get more information.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Monday, November 27 – 11:30 am
Additional outages continue to be reported across WEC territory, even as crews restore power to some areas. More than 6,000 WEC members are out of power, and nearly 27,000 across Vermont
Outside crews are expected to arrive soon to assist. In the meantime, crews are in route or working to restore large outages in Calais, Middlesex, East Montpelier and elsewhere. The Walden substation has been restored, although there remain outages in the area due to other issues.
WEC expects that it may take more than a day to restore power to all members. We will update where and when we expect to restore power as we get more information.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
Monday, November 27 – 8:45 am
WEC crews, working since early this morning, have been able to restore service at the Walden substation returning power to more several hundred members. More than 5,000 members remain out of power in WEC territory, however. Additional crews from outside are on their way to provide assistance.
We continue to get new reports of outages.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
Monday, November 27 – 7:50 am
WEC crews are assessing and working on restoring power. Widespread outages remain in WEC territory and across the state. Outside crews are on their way to assist WEC line workers in restoring outages.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.
Monday, November 27 – 6:45 am
WEC is experiencing widespread outages due to heavy, wet snow overnight. Crews are working on restoration, but more than 5,000 members are currently out of power across our territory.
We will update this message as we learn more.
If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized.