Check on elderly family members, neighbors and others who may need assistance during an outage period. Power problems can sometimes interrupt public water supply systems or disable well pumps, so it’s an especially good idea to keep a supply of bottled drinking water handy, as well as some canned food. If you see one, report it immediately to Rhode Island Energy, National Grid, Eversource or your local emergency response organization. Never touch downed power lines, and always assume that any fallen lines are live electricity wires. To register as a life support customer, call the company’s New England Customer Service Center at 1-80. People who depend on electricity-powered life support equipment, such as a respirator, should let their energy provider know. National Grid (Massachusetts) customers can report an outage by calling 1 (800) 465-1212.įor customers of the Pascoag Utility District, report an outage by calling (401) 568-6222.īlock Island Utility District customers should report an outage by calling (401) 466-5851. See the USA TODAY Network's tracker below to follow power outages nationwide.Rhode Island Energy customers who experience an outage should call 1-80 to expedite restoration.Įversource (previously Nstar) customers, report outages to 1-80. Wednesday morning's power outages were mostly concentrated in California and the Northeast. California, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont reported the highest numbers, with a combined total of more than 340,000 outages across the country as of 6:40 a.m. ET Wednesday. ET Wednesday, followed by over 30,000 in New York, more than 30,000 outages in Massachusetts, and over 25,000 in Vermont.Ī winter storm threatened to dump more than a foot of snow in the East – with some areas of Connecticut, Massachusetts and other states already reporting significant snowfall early Tuesday.įorecasters warned that strong winds and the weight of snow on tree limbs could down power lines and cause outages. On the other side of the country, roughly 70,000 homes and businesses in New Hampshire were experiencing power outages as of 6:40 a.m.
ET Wednesday amid "another strong Atmospheric River Event," per the National Weather Service. As powerful storms battered states across the country this week, hundreds of thousands of people, particularly in California and the Northeast, were left in the dark.Īccording to PowerOutage.US, over 190,000 homes and businesses in California were experiencing power outages as of 6:40 a.m.
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