Tuesday, December 12 – 6 am The last few WEC members who were out of service had power restored just after midnight. This storm was an example of how much it matters where in Vermont winter weather hits. Unlike in the two recent storms, the greatest damage was not in WEC territory and with the assistance of only one outside …
WEC Advises Members to Prepare for Potential Outages
Friday, December 8, 2023 – 3:30 pm The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Watch for an incoming storm expected to impact our region beginning the evening of Sunday, December 10 through the evening of Monday, December 11. The storm will begin with heavy rain throughout the day on Sunday, accompanied by winds gusting 25-35 mph. Minor flooding …
Outages – 12/4 -12/6/2023
Wednesday, December 6 – 7 am WEC crews worked overnight and restored power to 156 members. Crews will finish restoring power to the remaining 44 members in Calais and Groton this morning where there was extensive pole damage. Power should be restored by noon today. If you still do not have power by noon, please call us at 802-223-5245 or …
Outages – 11/27 – 30/2023
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 …
Blinks on the System – 10/21/23
Saturday, October 21, 2003 WEC members served by the East Montpelier and Maple Corners substations experienced brief outages or blinks on the system this evening. The cause was an issue on the transmission lines which provide power to the WEC system. WEC crews responded, but GMP had already corrected the issue and power was quickly restored to all WEC members. …
Outage – 9/12/2023
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 All outages have ben restored. Thank you for your patience. Tuesday, September 12, 2023 WEC is experiencing a significant outage in Calais, East Montpelier, Worcester and Middlesex after a grain delivery truck drove into WEC transmission line near our East Montpelier Substation. One pole on the transmission line is broken and must be replaced and another …
Outages- 8/23/2023
WEC is experiencing momentary outages in the towns served by the Jackson Corners Substation. These towns include Berlin, Brookfield, Barre, Chelsea, Northfield, Orange, Roxbury, Washington, and Williamstown. On Friday, 8/18, late afternoon, members served by the Jackson Corners substation experienced several instances of momentary outages. These momentary outages have continued, including today, August 23. While investigating the issue, WEC crews …
Restored: Outages – 8/4/2023
August 4, 2023 – 8:50 am Restored. WEC is experiencing an outage in the Tunbridge/Strafford area with 32 members out on Kibling Hill and Swayze Rds. Crews are on the way. August 4, 2023 – 8:30 am Outage in the Chelsea/Vershire/Corinth area as been restored. August 4, 2023 – 6:30 am WEC is experiencing an outage affecting 580 members in …
Restored: Outage – 7/31/2023
July 31, 2023 – 1:30 pm Power has been restored in Barre & Williamstown. July 31, 2023 – 12:30 pm WEC is experiencing outage sin the Barre and Williamstown area due to wires down. Roughly 303 members are without power. Crews are on the scene and working to restore power.
Restored – Outage – 7/25/23
July 25, 2023 – 9:50 am Outage in Corinth-Vershire area restored. July 25, 2023 – 7:30 am WEC is experiencing an outage in the Corinth-Vershire area affecting roughly 215 members. Crews are on the way to assess the situation and begin restoration. More information will be posted as available. Thank you for your patience.