RI Power Outages: Some South Kingstown Customers In The Dark

SMITHFIELD, RI — After a week since the rain and wind storm, National Grid says 'nearly all' its customers now have electricity.But the outage map says fewer than 5 are still waiting in Smithfield, and 88 in Washington County are without electricity. That's as of 10:15 Sunday night. No new estimate has been provided for the time still needed to restore the Smithfield residents' power. The Washington County households are supposed to be back on the grid by 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

Over the last hour, the number in South Kingstown has ratcheted from 511 to 88.

The company has blamed the extensive damage for the delays.

"The damage from this severe storm has been one of the most disruptive in recent history, challenging our restoration efforts and the patience of our customers," National Grid said. There were many cases of downed trees – not just limbs – causing broken poles and downed wires. Reconstruction work continues, along with the labor-intensive process of cleaning up tree damage, setting new poles, and repairing wires down. Crews will continue to work through the night until the last customer is restored. To check on when your power is coming back, we recommend you login to the report/check outage page for your specific estimated time of restoration."