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800+ Without Power in Boston Friday Night
Less than half a percent of the city's NSTAR customers were experiencing outages by 8:30 p.m., the company reported.
More than 800 NSTAR customers in Boston were without power as of 8:30 p.m. Friday night, after a winter storm/blizzard blew through the area, according to the electric company's outage map.
NSTAR did not say how many of those homes were in the Back Bay.
A total of 823 Boston customers were reporting power outtages, about .28 percent of the total NSTAR customers served in the city, 295,074.
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The Massachusetts communities showing the highest percentage of customers without power as of 8:30 p.m. were Needham and Dover, with about 1 percent in each town down.
Back Bay customers are encouraged to notify NSTAR if they do experience power outages, by entering customer information online or by calling 800-592-2000.
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For a list of NSTAR tips during the winter storm, click here.
For updates and other information about the Feb. 8-9 winter storm, see the Back Bay Patch storm center.
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