Bangor Hydro Update 11 AM
Bangor Hydro Electric Crews have worked throughout the night, and are continuing to work on restoring power to customers. The majority of those without power are in the Ellsworth, Blue Hill area. The weather is not making things easy, as the National Weather Service has posted a Ice Storm Warning until 6 PM tonight.
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The latest 11 AM update is below
| Description of Event: | Icing | |
| Estimated Number of Meters Affected: | 14339 | |
| Aroostook: | 0 | |
| Hancock: | 7397 | |
| Northern Penobscot/Piscataquis County: | 0 | |
| Penobscot: | 2027 | |
| Washington: | 4915 | |
| Restoration Details: | It's been all hands on deck this morning as Bangor Hydro and Maine Public Service crews work to restore power after the ice storm that began Saturday evening brought down power lines and tree limbs for thousands Bangor Hydro customers. Progress has been slow since ongoing sleet and freezing rain continue to cause new outages. Additional crews were brought in this morning to tackle the challenging areas along the coast. In many cases, crews and support staff have delayed holiday vacations to get power to customers as quickly as possible. The customer service center is fully staffed and employees from other areas of the company are assisting with calls as well in an effort to handle customer needs most efficiently.Travel conditions are challenging and customers can assist by ensuring private roads are well sanded. Please remember to have generators properly installed and never use them inside. Power lines are never safe to touch and neither are tree limbs touching them. | |
| Other Related Information: | Customers may report outages or ask questions by calling our Customer Service Centers at 1-800-440-1111 (Bangor Hydro) and 877-655-4448 (Maine Public Service). | |
| Estimated Time of Service Restoration: | The goal is to restore power to as many customers as possible today, but some customers are expected to be without power until tomorrow. | |
| Estimated Time of Next Update: | 4:00 p.m. | |
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