“The customer benefits of a combined Northeast Utilities are particularly clear in situations like this,” said Craig Hallstrom, President of NSTAR and WMECo. “Whenever emergencies arise, our companies and our workers stand ready to help each other restore power to customers as quickly and as effectively as possible.”

Though the latest forecast is calling for rain across Massachusetts, it appears likely some areas of New Hampshire could get up to one-half inch of ice, mainly north of the Concord area. That amount of ice would cause damage by collecting on trees and bringing down limbs and branches onto electrical equipment. WMECo and NSTAR crews are no strangers to working in such harsh conditions, having assisted in restoration efforts in the aftermath of past ice storms and having most recently worked to restore power during and after Blizzard Nemo earlier this year.