Eversource Addresses Post-Isaias Recovery in West Hartford, Area

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Eversource Energy Friday addressed post-Isaias restoration efforts in West Hartford and the region.

As of Friday at 3 p.m, 10,284 were still without power in town.

Eversource Energy Friday released the following statement:

"Eversource’s army of line and tree crews, including hundreds of out-of-state utility workers from as far away as Canada, Michigan, llinois, Ohio and Indiana, continues making solid progress restoring power to thousands of customers in Connecticut after Tropical Storm Isaias. While adhering to strict COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols, crews have restored power to approximately 552,000 homes and businesses and expects to have the vast majority of the remaining 404,000 customers without power back on line by Tuesday at 11:59 p.m., with many being restored sooner."

Added Eversource President of Regional Electric Operations Craig Hallstrom, "We recognize how disruptive power outages are to our customers' lives and we're urgently working around-the-clock to get every customer affected by Isaias back on line. We have more than a thousand crews currently working on restoration efforts and more crews arriving throughout the day. In addition to restoring service, we continue to focus on working with our communities and public safety officials to clear downed trees and brush and open blocked roads – we remain committed to this massive restoration and will stay on the job until every customer has their power back."