Lee leaves 1000’s of Mainers with out energy, restoration efforts in full swing
1000’s of Mainers are nonetheless at the hours of darkness on Sunday after Submit-Tropical Cyclone Lee took down bushes and energy traces throughout the state on Saturday.
Midcoast and Down East Maine took the brunt of the harm.
As of Sunday morning, Central Maine Energy is reporting over 23,000 outages. That’s means down from the height of 126,000 clients impacted by the storm, in keeping with CMP.
Versant Energy is reporting almost 18,000 clients are with out energy as of Sunday morning.
CMP says greater than 500 energy line crews and 300 vegetation administration crews will proceed to work across the clock assessing harm after which making repairs till all clients are safely restored.
Some repairs could also be swift with solely a small portion of the traces impacted; others could require a number of new utility poles to be put in. After line crews are assigned to broken areas, estimated restoration instances might be supplied, in keeping with CMP.
“As we’ve been restoring energy in southern Maine, we’re collapsing crews to the tougher hit areas from Brunswick as much as Belfast to get these clients again on-line rapidly,” Jon Breed of Central Maine Energy mentioned.
For these nonetheless at the hours of darkness, each CMP and Versant predict to have energy restored to the entire state by Monday or Tuesday.
Within the days forward, officers with Maine’s Emergency Administration Company will start working with the toughest hit areas and calculating the damages.
Keep in mind, in the event you come throughout any downed traces from the storm, steer clear.
“The very last thing we wish throughout one in every of these storms is to see somebody lose their life making an attempt to clear the best way for site visitors or making an attempt to get out of their driveway,” Judy Lengthy of Versant Energy mentioned.
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