Crews plan to use generator to restore power to Ashland while repairs continue on transmission lines

Ashland utility crews are working on a temporary fix to restore power after being out for more than 12 hours. Electrical crews powered up a generator to restore power to the town, which had been in the dark since Monday night. The generator is expected to restore power later Tuesday afternoon. The power went out for Ashland residents at about 10 p.m. Monday when wires in the town’s main transformer failed, leaving several towns in the dark. The other towns were able to quickly get their power supply back, but it remained out in Ashland, which uses its own electric company.Ashland Elementary School was closed Tuesday because of the outage.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<Eversource and New Hampshire Electric Co-op assisted the town’s electric company by providing a generator that can supply the entire town with power while crews continue to work on the damaged wires.In the meantime, Ashland’s fire station has opened its doors as a warming and charging station.”Last night when the power went out, we realized it was going to be a prolonged event, so we made some arrangements,” said Lt. Kendall Hughes. “We sent blast emails out and talked to organizations, so people knew they can come here and get warm.”It’s unclear how long it will take the power company to repair the wires.