BERLIN, Conn. (November 4, 2012) – Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) employees and utility responders from across the country and Canada continue to make significant progress in responding to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. Power has been restored to more than 785,000 CL&P customers so far, and 97 percent of CL&P customers now have power. All efforts are now focused on the approximately 43,000 customers who remain without power.
“Today’s efforts have been concentrated in the communities hardest hit by Sandy’s high winds and flooding,” said Bill Quinlan, CL&P Senior Vice President of Emergency Preparedness. “Many large area outages have been restored, and crews are diligently working to restore all customers. In some areas, this effort requires that entire sections of the electric distribution system be rebuilt from scratch.”
With Election Day quickly approaching, CL&P continues to closely coordinate with the Secretary of the State's office to restore power to polling places.
Restoration estimates by town are available online at www.cl-p.com. As crews are dispatched to make specific repairs, the estimated restoration times for those repairs will be updated under the “My Outage Status” link online and at 800-286-2000.
SAFETY FIRST
Homes or businesses that have experienced flooding or other storm related damage may need to be inspected by local building officials before CL&P can safely restore power to these structures. Customers whose homes or businesses have sustained damage of this nature should contact their local building inspector as soon as possible.
As CL&P works to rebuild and reenergize the electric system, customers are reminded to continue to treat all downed wires – and tree limbs that are in contact with wires – as live, and should stay at least 10 feet away.