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National Grid announces planned power outage in Monroe, Ontario and Livingston counties | WHAM

The National Grid is alerting customers in Monroe, Ontario and Livingston counties of a planned power outage scheduled for next Saturday, Jan. 6.

It will affect roughly 7,300 customers in the towns of Henrietta, Mendon, Rush, Honeoye Falls, Bloomfield, West Bloomfield, Avon, Caledonia, Lima and Livonia.

The outage is expected to last from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Officials said it's needed for critical infrastructure repairs.

Warming centers will be available during the outage at the following locations:

Monroe County

- Mendon Fire Department Community Room, 101 Mendon Ionia Rd., Mendon, N.Y., (585) 624-6061, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Rush Fire Department Building, 1971 Rush Mendon Rd., Rush, N.Y., (585) 533-2058, open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Honeoye Falls Ambulance Base, 210 East St., Honeoye Falls, N.Y., (585) 624-2200, open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Livingston County

- East Avon Fire Department, 1615 West Henrietta Rd., Avon, N.Y., (585) 226-8207, open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Avon Fire Department, 74 Genesee St., Avon, N.Y., (585) 226-8770, open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Lima Emergency Services Base, 7024 W. Main St. Lima, N.Y., (585) 624-2221, open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- J.W. Jones Hall, 366 Leicester Rd., Caledonia, N.Y., (585) 538-4626, open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Click here to view the National Grid's power outage map.

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