2023 started in the aftermath of a major winter storm that caused a lot of damage, and for a lot of members, a lengthy outage. Halfway through 2023, a major summer storm caused flood damage beyond what many central Vermonters had ever seen. Through the Community Fund, which is funded entirely by voluntary member contributions of capital credits, WEC aims …
Budgeting for 2024? Two “Plugs” from the Energy Coach
Plug-and-play heat pump water heaters; federal $7,500 point of sale incentives for EVs When you’re thinking about making household upgrades and reducing your fossil fuel footprint, it’s a great idea to call or email Bill Powell, WEC’s Energy Coach. New tech comes along all the time – and so do new incentives. Before you make a big purchase, check with …
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: I want to sincerely thank all of the WEC employees who helped restore power to our 6,000 members who were without power. Most were restored in a little over two days, with mutual aid assistance from many of our neighboring utilities. It was a very wet, heavy snow with up to 15 inches in some parts of …
Ask the Energy Coach: Why can’t I get my Level 2 charger for my EV now?
Dear Energy Coach: I bought an EV and have been making do with Level 1 charging. According to the load sheet, I need a transformer upgrade, but my EV has a 7.2 kw onboard charger, which isn’t close to the 12 kw load of the Level 2 charger that would overload my transformer. What gives? Why can’t you give me …
RESTORED: Outages – 1/10/2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 – 4:00 pm – Crews continue to work to restore power to roughly 100 WEC members in Marshfield and Groton. Please be sure to report outages, and wires or trees down. Thank you for your patience as our crews work to restore power. Wednesday, January 10, 2024 – 1:30 pm – WEC crews have restored power …
WEC Advises Members to Prepare for Potential Outages
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 – 12:30 pm A severe weather event will impact our region tonight and tomorrow (Jan 9-10). Wind gusts up to 40 – 60 mph have been forecast for WEC territory. Therefore, WEC expects power outages to occur throughout our service territory overnight tonight and tomorrow. Given the severity and scope predicted for this storm, some outages …
Outages – 12/18-19/23
Tuesday, December 19 – 6:30 am Crews worked into the night to restore power. We have one remaining outage with 10 members out in Washington. Crews will be replacing a broken pole and putting up the lines on this off-road line. Our estimated restoration time is today, December 19, at 3:00 p.m. Monday, December 18 – 7 pm WEC crews …
WEC Advises Members to Prepare for Potential Outages
Sunday, December 17 – 12:30 pm A severe weather event will impact our region tonight and tomorrow (Dec. 17 – 18). Wind gusts up to 50 – 60 mph have been forecast for WEC territory. Therefore, WEC expects power outages to occur throughout our service territory overnight tonight and tomorrow. We encourage you to prepare for outages as soon as …
Outages – 12/15/2023
Friday, December 15 – 1 pm WEC is experiencing scattered outages in the northern portion of our service territory. With warmer temperatures today, snow is unloading from trees that have otherwise retained their snow from the last storm(s). Currently, we have 4 outages with about 22 members without power in Cabot, Greensboro, and Stannard. Additional outages are possible today as …
RESTORED – Outages 12/11-12/12 2023
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 …