January 27, 2023 WEC will be shutting off power to roughly 30 members in East Montpelier from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm today. This will allow WEC crews to make repairs to the lines and poles. Thank you for your patience and understanding. If your power is off for longer than an hour or you are experiencing outages outside of …
Outages 1/24/2023
January 24, 2023 | 1:00 pm Power restored. January 24, 2023 | 12:10 pm 256 members without power. January 24, 2023 | 11:55 am WEC is experiencing outages in East Montpelier, Marshfield, Calais, and Cabot. 213 members are currently without power. More information to come shortly. Remember: Do not approach downed wires, trees, or trees on power lines. They could …
Outages – 1/23/2023
Members may experience blinking lights on and off due to the heavy snow loading on trees. January 23, 2023 | 12:30 pm All power has been restored. If you are experiencing an outage–not just blinking lights–please call us at 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245. Remember: Do not approach or touch downed wires, poles, or trees on lines as they could still …
RESTORED – Outages – 1/16/2023
January 16, 2023 | 1 pm Outages in Plainfield, Barre, and East Montpelier have been restored. Crews are checking fuses to verify that all members’ power is on. *** January 16, 2023 | 12 pm WEC is experiencing outages in Plainfield, Barre, and East Montpelier. Approximately 125 members are without power at this time. Crews are on the way to …
RESTORED: Outages 12/23 – 29/2022
December 29, 2022 | 3:30 pm ALL OUTAGES RESTORED. Crews completed the final scattered outages from Winter Storm Elliott this afternoon. WEC extends its sincere thanks to: And most important, thank you to our members for their patience and their care for their neighbors and community! December 29, 2022 | 10:30 am Dear WEC members, Thank you for your patience …
RESTORED: Outages – 12/16 – 19/2022
December 19, 2022 | 2:00 pm OUTAGES RESTORED – After long hours of hard work over the weekend, WEC line crews and dispatchers have completed restoring power across our territory. They were assisted by several mutual aid crews from Stowe Electric Department (VT), Holyoke Gas & Electric (MA), and Templeton Municipal Light & Water (MA)—thank you!! Heavy, wet snow, a …
RESTORED: Outages – 12/1/2022
December 1, 2022 | 12 pm updated 1 pm WEC is experiencing outages due to high winds. WHERE: Calais, East Montpelier MEMBERS OUT: Roughly 250 CAUSE: Complications with a tree(s) on the 3-phase lines on the East Montpelier to Cabot feeder. CREWS: Assigned and working to restore power. Remember: Do not approach downed wires. Report immediately. Call WEC at 802-223-5245 …
RESTORED: Outages – 11/30/2022
November 30, 2022 | 12 pm onward WEC experienced outages throughout the day and into the night on November 30, 2022 and early morning on December 1, 2022. Most outages were related to the high winds across Vermont. Crews worked diligently to restore power to our members through the night. At our peak, roughly 700 members were without power. Thank …
RESTORED: Outage – 11/9/2022
November 9, 2022 | 2:30 pm WHERE: Vershire, Route 113 MEMBERS OUT: 22 CAUSE: Accident involving a truck and pole. CREWS: Crews are on the way, and may be on the scene already. Please note that we expect but cannot guarantee restoration time to be approximately 3 – 4 hours due to difficult accessibility and transportation of materials. Thank you …
RESTORED – Outage: 11/02/2022
WHERE: Calais WHEN: November 2, 2022, 10:00 am MEMBERS OUT: Roughly 300 CAUSE: Currently unknown. CREWS ARE ON THE WAY. Remember: Do not touch or approach downed wires. Call WEC immediately to report outages or unsafe conditions at 802-223-5245.