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Eversource Crews Make Significant Progress, Will Continue Working Until Every Customer is Restored

Jan 26, 2023

Storm storm restoration

MANCHESTER, N.H (January 26, 2023) – As the long stretch of winter weather that brought down trees and caused damage to the electric system across New Hampshire exits the region, Eversource’s thousands of field employees continue working around the clock until every customer is restored. Since Sunday, the energy company’s lineworkers and remote system operators have restored power to more than 255,000 customers in the Granite State, including some customers more than once. 

Tree limbs remain weighed down and weakened across the state, and with gusty conditions in the forecast through tonight, additional scattered outages could be possible. Even as some of the additional resources who came to New Hampshire to support the massive restoration effort begin to demobilize and return home later today, Eversource will have crews actively responding to existing outages and any new issues that may arise.    

 

“The prolonged stretch of winter weather over the last week wreaked havoc on trees across New Hampshire, and we’re grateful to our friends from neighboring states and Canada for their support, as well as our customers for their patience and understanding as our crews worked in challenging conditions to respond to public safety priorities, clear damage and make time-intensive repairs,” said Eversource New Hampshire President of Electric Operations Doug Foley. “With gusty conditions lingering in the forecast through tonight and already weakened trees continuing to pose a threat to the electric system, our dedicated employees will continue working around-the-clock until every customer is restored as this massive restoration effort enters its final stages.”

Heavy, wet snow accumulating on trees and tree limbs, bringing them down and damaging the electric system was the primary cause of outages, also resulting in more than 240 blocked roads and more than 75 broken utility poles across the state. Eversource reminds customers to please be aware of already weakened tree limbs and other potential falling debris when conducting their own storm cleanup. For more safety tips following a winter storm, please visit Eversource.com.

 

Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is the #1 energy company in Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2023 and recognized as one of America’s Most JUST Companies. Celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, Eversource is New Hampshire’s largest electric utility, serving nearly 532,000 homes and businesses in 211 cities and towns, and also supplies water to approximately 10,200 homes and businesses in seven communities. Eversource is proud to be recognized as the #1 contributor to United Way in New Hampshire. Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately 9,500 employees across three states to build a single, united company around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and water with superior customer service. The #1 energy efficiency provider in the nation, the company is empowering a clean energy future in the Northeast, with nationally recognized energy efficiency solutions and successful programs to integrate new clean energy resources like solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery storage, into the electric system. For more information, please visit eversource.com, and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. For more information on our water services, visit aquarionwater.com.

CONTACT:
William Hinkle
603-634-2228
william.hinkle@eversource.com