Sunday, August 28, 2011
The "catastrophic" tree damage to the electric system is hampering efforts to restore power throughout Rhode Island.
Nearly 300,000 Rhode Islanders are without power tonight as National Grid workers begin to repair the "catastrophic damage" Hurricane Irene inflicted on the state's electrical system. Restoring power to all communities will take several days, according to Tim Horan, regional president for National Grid. Some can expect to remain in the dark until the end of the week. Horan said he does not yet know which areas will remain dark the longest and the company will have a better handle on the estimate after further assessing the damage overnight. "The damage is extensive. It's amazing the size of the poles that have fallen," Horan said. "We know it will be multiple days." Major transmission lines are out of service, and 20 substations — about …
Monday, January 24, 2011
A power outage early Sunday morning resulted in 1,100 National Grid service interruptions and the Portsmouth wind turbine generator going "off the grid."
A power outage early Sunday morning resulted in 1,100 service interruptions for National Grid customers and the Portsmouth wind turbine to stop spinning. Several residents reported waking up Sunday morning to freezing temperatures in their homes, the result which appeared to have been a loss of power sometime overnight. On Monday, National Grid spokesman David Graves said a power outage occurred Sunday morning at approximately 4 a.m. "The original outage occurred when a wire came down on East Main Road," Graves said. "It was on pole No. 451 in the area of Chase Road and Park Avenue." What caused the wire to come down is unknown at this time, said the National Grid spokesperson. National Grid was required to temporarily disconnect power to …
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
A car crashed into a utility pole on West Main Road around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, resulting in witnesses reporting two explosions.
Updated: Fire personnel at the scene confirmed Wednesday that the pole caught fire, but the transformer did not explode. The following contains new information not previously reported. A single car crash resulted in a fire on top of a utility pole and power outage Tuesday afternoon in Portsmouth. The crash at the intersection of Freeborn Street and West Main Road happened around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday. It is unknown at this time if there were any injuries. At 3:45 p.m., sparks, fire and smoke could be seen on top of the utility pole. Portsmouth firefighters were still on scene. The car involved in the accident was lifted onto the flatbed of a tow truck. A large, National Grid bucket truck could be seen heading north in the south bound lane of …
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Freeborn St & W Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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More than 2,000 National Grid customers in Portsmouth, as well as on Prudence Island, lose electricity Tuesday afternoon.
More than 2,000 National Grid customers lost electricity late Tuesday afternoon before the pending winter storm even arrived. According to a National Grid spokeswoman, about 2,100 customers lost power at 3:42 p.m. The residences without power were located on the west side of the island, near West Main Road, as well as on Prudence Island. Prior to the outage, both Portsmouth police and fire were on the scene of a car crash and transformer fire on West Main Road. "Just after 3:40, a car hit a pole at Freeborn Street and West Main Road," National Grid spokeswoman Amy Zorich said. "We hope to get power back to the majority of customers at about 4:40. The remainder of customers should be back by 5:30 p.m." The outage affected residences on the …
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Freeborn St & W Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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Monday, November 29, 2010
National Grid crews are working to restore electric power to 128 customers this afternoon in the area near Lawton Valley Reservoir off West Main Road.
Approximately 128 National Grid customers were without electric power on Monday morning in neighborhoods off West Main Road near the Lawton Valley Reservoir. Crews are currently on scene and working to restore power to those customers. The company hopes to restore power to homes by this afternoon, said Amy Zorich, National Grid spokesperson. "We have sent crews out and they are working on the problem right now," Zorich said. "Our priority is to restore power to those customers as soon as possible, but also for the safety of our crews." The power outage affected electricity at the subdivisions near Rolling Hill Road, including the Bay View Estates townhouses. The outage was caused by a squirrel walking on the power lines, according to …
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Rolling Hill Rd & Lawton Brook Ln, Portsmouth, RI
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