June 19, 2023 Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc.PO Box 840 Church StreetEast Montpelier, VT 05651 Contact: Susan Golden – 802-223-5245 (toll free: 1-800-932-5245) / susan.golden@wec.coop East Montpelier, Vt – At least one member of Washington Electric Cooperative (WEC) has received telephone calls from someone fraudulently representing themselves as a representative of an unnamed utility. The caller claimed the member had overpaid …
RESTORED: Outages – 6/17/2023
Saturday, June 17, 2023 – 4:05 pm Outage in Topsham restored. Saturday, June 17, 2023 – 3:45 pm Outage(s) in Northfield/Berlin restored. Crews en route to outage(s) in Topsham. Saturday, June 17, 2023 – 2:45 Outage in Northfield/Berlin: Crews are patrolling the line to locate the cause. Outage in Topsham. 9 members without power. Saturday, June 17, 2023 – 2:00 …
RESTORED: Outages – 6/9/2023
June 9, 2023 | 2:15 pm Power has been restored. June 9, 2023 | 1:00 pm WEC is experiencing outages in Moretown & Waitsfield in the Moretown Mt. Rd, Hathaway, and South Hill Rd areas. 80 members are currently affected. Two crews are on the way to assess the situation and begin restoring power. No estimated time of restoration. More …
RESTORED: Outages – 6/2/2023
June 3, 2023 | 7:40 am WEC crews worked through the night to restore power to nearly all members who were out. They continue to work on two locations where issues remain. Statewide, about 3,000 electric customers remain out of power. Thank you to members for their patience and to WEC crews and dispatchers for working overnight. If you see …
RESTORED: Outage – 5/31/2023
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | 7:30 am Crews worked through the early hours of this morning and restored power around 3:30 am. One pole has since been replaced and crews will continue repairs on the other today and tomorrow. The cause of the damage appears to be a vehicle-pole accident. Thank you for your patience and for reporting outages. If …
RESTORED – Outages – 5/1/2023
May 1, 2023 | prior 9:00 pm Power has been restored to members in Cabot & Walden. May 1, 2023 | 3:45 pm Beginning at 4 pm and lasting until approximately 6 pm, power will be out for crews to repair lines damaged earlier today (see below). 210 members will be without power. Thanks for your patience! May 1, 2023 …
Outages – 4/12/2023
April 12, 2023 | 2:00 pm WEC is currently experiencing outages in the following areas: April 12, 2023 | 1:30 pm WEC is currently experiencing outages in the following areas: April 12, 2023 | 11:00 am WEC is currently experiencing outages in the following areas: Please call 802-223-5245 to report outages, trees on power lines, or downed wires. More information …
RESTORED: Outages – 4/7-8/2023
April 7 – 8, 2023 WEC is experiencing outages due to the strong northwest winds. Crews have been dispatched. Report outages at 802-223-5245. Do not approach downed wires or trees, as they could still be energized. April 8, 2023 | 11:30 am Current outages, as of 4:15 pm: Crews have assessed the damage and will be working through the evening …
Outages – 3/14 – 15/2023
March 15, 2023 | 5 pm With the exception of four members, power has been restored in WEC territory. Statewide more than 19,000 remain out of power. Thank you for your patience. If your power is out, please call 802-223-5245 to report your outage. Remember: Do not approach downed wires or trees on wires. They could still be energized. March 15, 2023 | …
Outages: 3/06/2023
March 6, 2023 | 5:30 pm Power has been restored to members in Chelsea and Groton after an outage caused by a down tree. Thank you for your patience. If your power is out, please call 802-223-5245 to report your outage. Remember: Do not approach downed wires or trees on wires. They could still be energized. March 6, 2023 | …