Treasurer’s Report: Coventry production decrease, rising power costs drove 2022’s rate increase
FEMA assistance likely to help pay for Winter Storm Elliott costs By Don Douglas Washington Electric Cooperative works hard to provide the excellent service our members need and deserve. The COVID pandemic has been difficult on many levels for all of us. As we begin to transition into a post-pandemic world, the effects of it are still with us as we …
WEC’s 2022 Report Card By the Numbers
Service Quality and Reliability Results By Louis Porter Washington Electric Cooperative annually reports to state regulators how well it provided service to its members over the last year. The Service Quality and Reliability Plan, or SQRP, report consists of 12 categories designed to take a snapshot of where we are doing well and where we need to improve. While this …
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 …
2022 System Reliability Index
Trees and weather continued to be the primary causes of outages on WEC lines in 2022, and two back-to-back major storms in the final two weeks of the year severely escalated the number of member hours out. Combined with another major storm in April, the three weather events classified as major storms made up a third of WEC’s 2022 outages. …
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 | …
RESTORED: Outage 2/23/23
February 23, 2023 – 7:30 pm The issue on the Green Mountain Power transmission line to WEC’s Walden substation has been restored by GMP and WEC crews, and all members are back online. Thank you for your patience. February 23, 2023 – 5:45 pm The transmission line feeding WEC’s Walden substation is down, causing more than 800 members in Walden, …
Members Write
To Co-op Currents: As a 30 year industrial and commercial IBEW journeyman electrician, I recently became aware of a dangerous situation with trees that had fallen and brought powerlines into the street. Trees had been coming down in this specific spot on a semi regular basis, nearly hitting a moving vehicle and regularly bringing down powerlines into the street. When …
An appreciation to WEC lineworkers
By Don Douglas We experienced the first widespread outage on Friday, December 16, 2022 with most everyone back on by Saturday, December 17. The next storm wasn’t so easy. It started in the early morning hours on Friday, December 23. That’s when Board President Steve Knowlton lost power, along with many members in East Montpelier. Despite all the things that …