When will power be restored? Thousands out in Dutchess, Ulster, Putnam - Poughkeepsie Journal
When will power be restored? Thousands out in Dutchess, Ulster, Putnam
More than a thousand in Dutchess in the dark; power may not be restored until Thursday
Mike Randall
The four utility companies serving the Mid Hudson region say there are 2,870 homes and businesses still waiting for their power to be restored following a nor'easter that dumped more than a foot of snow in some places.
That was the total number of outages as of 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The number was down from 3,422 at 1:30 p.m.
More than half of those are Central Hudson customers, and most of them are in Dutchess County.
Central Hudson said as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, 1,685 of their customers were without power. Of those, 1,107 are in Dutchess County, and the utility company estimates it might be as late as 10 p.m. on Thursday before all of them have their power restored.
Central Hudson spokesman Joseph Jenkins said Dutchess County was one of the most heavily impacted areas during the storm. The extensive damage done there required additional time to access the site of individual outage locations, and additional time to make the area safe to begin repairs.
Central Hudson said 220 customers in Putnam County and 325 customers in Ulster County should have their power restored by 10 p.m. Wednesday. Some of the company's 33 Orange County customers who are still without power should have it restored by some time Wednesday afternoon, but a restoration time for other outages, which only developed Wednesday morning, is still pending.
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Con Edison said 626 customers in Westchester County who are still without power should be restored by 6 p.m. Wednesday.
New York State Electric and Gas saw an increase in the number of its customers without power during Wednesday afternoon.
They now have 508 customers without power, with 482 of them in Dutchess County. They also have 26 customers without power in Putnam County.
NYSEG estimates some of the Putnam County customers will have their power restored Wednesday, but has not issued estimated restoration times for other customers. Some of its Dutchess County customers might not see their power restored until 11 a.m. Thursday.
Orange and Rockland Utilities said 50 of its customers in Rockland County still have no power, but it hoped to have those outages fixed by 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The National Weather Service issued some updated snowfall totals for Dutchess County. Leading the pack is Hopewell Junction with 16 inches, followed by Fishkill with 12.5 inches, East Fishkill with 12.2 inches, Beekman with 12 inches, Millbrook with 11 inches, LaGrange with 10 inches, and Poughkeepsie and northwest Poughkeepsie with 7.5 inches.
Mike Randall covers breaking news for the Times Herald-Record, Poughkeepsie Journal and The Journal News/lohud. Reach him at mrandall@th-record.com or on Twitter @mikerandall845.