New Hampshire Utilities reported about 18,289 customer across the state without electricity Christmas morning at about 8:30 a.m.
Eversource said they have support of utility workers from as far away as Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia and Canada, and more than 600 Eversource line, tree and service crews were working to make repairs and restore power.
Patch.com reported the outages appeared to peak around 7:30 p.m., Friday in New Hampshire at around 132,000.
Check the weather in your area via links on the National Weather Service here: https://www.weather.gov/gyx/
Eversource 1-800-662-7764
Liberty Utilities 1-855-349-9455
NH Electric Co-Op 1-800-343-6432
Unitil 1-888-301-7700
“Some New Hampshire residents may be on their second or third day without power,” said Robert Buxton, Director of the New Hampshire Department of Safety’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. “Neighbors should check in on each other, and if anyone is in need of a warming shelter, they can call 2-1-1 to find one nearby.”
Report power outages to your utility provider every 24 hours until it is restored:
Buxton also makes the following safety recommendations:
· Stay informed by signing up for NH Alerts and monitoring National Weather Service radio or broadcast weather reports.
· Drivers should be alert for crews clearing debris and use caution.
· Use flashlights, rather than candles, for emergency lighting.
· Do not use a gas range or oven as an alternate source of heat.
· Only use a generator that has been wired to the building electrical service by a professional electrician.
· Never run a generator inside a building or in an enclosed space and keep them 10 feet away from buildings with the exhaust pointed away.
· Never drive around barriers or remove them from closed roadways.
Learn more about power outage safety at ReadyNH.gov.
