October 13 – 1:15 pm
WEC crews have finished restoring power to the few remaining members who were out of service! Thanks to all at WEC who worked on this outage, to the Stowe Electric line crew members who came to help and to our members for their patience and understanding. Only a few Vermonters remain out of service as other utilities also complete their restoration work.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized. If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
October 13 – 7:45 am
Crews worked overnight restoring power to WEC members. As of this morning all but about 39 members have had their power restored. Crews continue to work on those remaining scattered outages and anticipate restoring power today. Green Mountain Power and Vermont Electric Cooperative are also close to full restoration in their territories. Stowe Electric sent help to WEC after working on their own system, which was a huge help.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized. If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
October 12 – 7:20 pm
Roughly 200 members remain out of power as crews continue to work into the night. It is likely that some more remote and more difficult repairs will cause some outages to last overnight. We will post estimated restoration times on the WEC Outage Map as we can. About 1,000 Vermonters statewide are currently out of power.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized. If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
October 12 – 6:00pm
The crews continue to diligently restore power. We have 228 members currently out of power, down from the 987 this afternoon. Crews will continue to work into the evening with one crew working overnight while the others rest. They will return at 5:00am to work until all members are restored. We will post one more update later this evening but if you do not have power, please plan for being out overnight. Thank you for your patience.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized. If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
October 12 – 2:30pm
We currently have 30 separate outage events causing 987 members to be without power. Crews are finding many wires down and because the separate issues are throughout WEC territory restoration time is slow going. Please prepare for the possibility of being without power overnight. Thank you for your patience.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized. If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
October 12 – 11:45
Winds have died down and WEC is receiving fewer reports of new outages. Crews have repaired several outages, bringing the number of members without power to under 1,000. Line workers continue to restore power, but there remain a number of separate issues on lines around WEC territory.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized. If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
October 12 – 10:30
Crews have restored an issue out of the Maple Corners substation restoring power to more than 600 members. Crews continue to work to restore power to the roughly 1,000 WEC members who remain out.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized. If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
October 12 – 10 am
WEC crews are working to restore power to nearly 2,000 members affected by higher than expected winds this morning. With about 26 separate causes of outages spread across WEC territory, we anticipate it will take a significant amount of time to restore power to all members, perhaps into tomorrow. We have requested assistance, but with GMP, VEC, Stowe and other Vermont utilities also experiencing outages it may be some time before that help is available. Statewide nearly 10,000 are out of power.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized. If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.
8:15am
The winds have settled into Central Vermont causing over 1700 outages in WEC territory thus far. Crews are being called in and we will update with more information soon. Please refer to the Outage Map for site information. Please take precautions to be safe.
Remember: Do not approach downed lines or trees on lines, as they may still be energized. If you see a tree on power lines or lines down, please report it to us: local 802-223-5245 or toll-free 1-800-932-5245.