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Crews Working Around-the-Clock to Restore Power after Spring Nor’easter Slams NH
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Energy company making significant progress clearing blocked roads and addressing community priorities.
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Energy company making significant progress clearing blocked roads and addressing community priorities.
About 100,000 New Hampshire electric customers were out of power at 8 a.m. and the list was climbing as heavy snow was falling across most of New Hampshire, Thursday during the start of a Nor’easter.
On the heels of an ice storm last week and wind storm over the weekend, Eversource is prepared for another early spring storm that is forecasted to bring significant amounts of heavy, wet snow, gusty winds, and a wintry mix to New Hampshire Wednesday into Thursday.
When an accident at the Three Mile Island reactor in Middletown, Pennsylvania transformed the plant from a technological miracle to a radioactive ruin in a matter of moments on March 28, 1979, the American people got the message: nuclear power was a bad way to generate electricity.
The bad news is that the trade group that represents the state’s building contractors does not want to give the buyers of new homes the energy efficiency they need.
Additional out-of-state crews arrived this morning as energy company continues to discover more damage caused by ice-covered trees
Additional crews arriving in New Hampshire as energy company works to repair the electric system and address downed wires, blocked roads.
Reducing the number of radiation safety technicians, facility coordinators, and mechanics at Seabrook Station won’t add any risk to the community in case of an emergency, according to NextEra.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is set to hold a public meeting with Seabrook Station’s owners NextEra on Tuesday, March 19, at 10:00 am ET, which the public may observe via online video conferencing.