Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut
The latest storm to roll through the region left thousands in Connecticut without power overnight.
Wind gusts and rain downed trees, utility poles, and wires overnight, leaving more than 25,000 Connecticut residents in the dark as Eversource and United Illuminating crews worked through the night to restore power to customers.
As of 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, Eversource was still reporting that 16,289 of its 1,281,966 customers were still without power, while UI crews were working on 11 reported outages that were impacting 144 customers.
At the peak of the storm, more than 25,000 wer…
Isaias Outage Update: Latest Breakdown Of Most-Affected Litchfield County Towns
Power has been restored to thousands in Connecticut, but more than 30,000 are still waiting for crews to make repairs a week after Tropical Storm Isaias struck Litchfield County.
As of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 30,634 of Eversource’s 1,281,332 Connecticut customers were still waiting to have their power turned back on. An additional 174 United Illuminating customers were also dealing with outages.
Here's the latest breakdown of active power outages in Litchfield County, according to Eversource:
New Milford: 2,631 (18.80 percent of customers);
Woodbury: 1,326 (25.49 percent o…
New Isaias Outage Update: Latest Breakdown By Town In Fairfield County
Power has been restored to thousands in Connecticut, but more than 30,000 are still waiting for crews to make repairs a week after Tropical Storm Isaias struck Fairfield County.
As of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 30,634 of Eversource’s 1,281,332 Connecticut customers were still waiting to have their power turned back on. An additional 174 United Illuminating customers were also dealing with outages.
In Fairfield County, Eversource customers were still reporting outages in:
Danbury: 4,617 (12.32 percent of customers);
Ridgefield: 3,244 (29.52 percent of customers);
Newtown: 2,271 (19.82 pe…
