Nothing like an April snowstorm to get one dreaming about boating. After a big Nor’Easter, power outages have left hundreds of thousands in New Hampshire and Maine in the dark. Phil Tenser reports for WCVB:
The nor’easter brought widespread power outages to New Hampshire and Maine, and officials say that some customers could be in the dark for days.
As of midday Thursday, Central Main Power reported about 330,000 customers without power. That represents about half of all CMP customers.
The total number of outages in Maine is significantly more than the ice storm that knocked out power in late March when it took a few days to restore to all customers.
CMP spokesperson Jon Breed told WMTW the conditions Thursday were “incredibly hazardous.” With strong winds, CMP cannot put crews up in bucket trucks because it is not safe, though crews were out working in some areas where winds had eased.
Breed also acknowledged that some customers would not have power back until early next week.
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