About 5,500 homes lose power in Chenango County following strong overnight winds
CHENANGO COUNTY – According to emergency management officials, about 5,500 homes in Chenango County were without power Monday night following a severe wind storm.
Chenango County Emergency Management Director and Fire Bureau Coordinator Matthew Beckwith said 442 homes were still without power as of 7 a.m. Tuesday morning and NYSEG crews worked overnight to help as many people as they could.
“NYSEG still has what they call 36 incidents throughout the county, which reflects the number of lines that are down,” said Beckwith. “Guilford appears to have been hit the hardest, with thousands of customers losing power after a transmission line fell at the Jennison substation.”
“NYSEG has been working since last night to return power to people, one of the biggest concerns is that it’s eight degrees outside, and it doesn’t take long for pipes to freeze and for homes to get really cold.”
Certain places like the South New Berlin Fire Department reported that they were open if families needed a place to stay warm.
Beckwith said many of the 442 homes still without power were impacted by trees falling on their nearby lines. He said NYSEG prioritizes the lines that will help the most people, but the remaining families shouldn’t have to wait beyond today.
“If there is a big transmission line, that involves a lot of people, and NYSEG is going to focus on that first,” he added. “Although NYSEG doesn’t have an estimated repair time currently, I think everyone will probably have power back by the end of today.”
“Most homes will likely have power back this afternoon unless something major happened to the lines.”
Beckwith said NYSEG had crews ready for the storm, and they have been working around the clock to help as many people as they can. Beckwith said many of Chenango County’s fire departments along with local DPW’s were out last night removing trees from roads to help make the process faster. He said once the lines started going out the crew members were outside in the cold doing what they could.
“They’ve been doing a great job, and to from 5,500 to 442 customers affected is fairly impressive considering the circumstances,” he added. “We appreciated all of the work they’ve been doing, and hopefully everyone will have their power back soon.”
Anyone interested in regular updates on Chenango County power outages may visit nyseg.com for additional information.
Chenango County Emergency Management Director and Fire Bureau Coordinator Matthew Beckwith said 442 homes were still without power as of 7 a.m. Tuesday morning and NYSEG crews worked overnight to help as many people as they could.
“NYSEG still has what they call 36 incidents throughout the county, which reflects the number of lines that are down,” said Beckwith. “Guilford appears to have been hit the hardest, with thousands of customers losing power after a transmission line fell at the Jennison substation.”
“NYSEG has been working since last night to return power to people, one of the biggest concerns is that it’s eight degrees outside, and it doesn’t take long for pipes to freeze and for homes to get really cold.”
Certain places like the South New Berlin Fire Department reported that they were open if families needed a place to stay warm.
Beckwith said many of the 442 homes still without power were impacted by trees falling on their nearby lines. He said NYSEG prioritizes the lines that will help the most people, but the remaining families shouldn’t have to wait beyond today.
“If there is a big transmission line, that involves a lot of people, and NYSEG is going to focus on that first,” he added. “Although NYSEG doesn’t have an estimated repair time currently, I think everyone will probably have power back by the end of today.”
“Most homes will likely have power back this afternoon unless something major happened to the lines.”
Beckwith said NYSEG had crews ready for the storm, and they have been working around the clock to help as many people as they can. Beckwith said many of Chenango County’s fire departments along with local DPW’s were out last night removing trees from roads to help make the process faster. He said once the lines started going out the crew members were outside in the cold doing what they could.
“They’ve been doing a great job, and to from 5,500 to 442 customers affected is fairly impressive considering the circumstances,” he added. “We appreciated all of the work they’ve been doing, and hopefully everyone will have their power back soon.”
Anyone interested in regular updates on Chenango County power outages may visit nyseg.com for additional information.
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