Power Restored To 87 Percent of Tiverton-Little Compton Customers

Two and a half days after winds and snow from the Nemo Blizzard knocked out power to all East Bay customers, electric service has been restored to 87 percent of Tiverton-Little Compton customers.

During the Feb. 8-9 storm, National Grid's electric system across Rhode Island and in Plymouth and Norfolk counties in Massachusetts sustained extensive damage, causing 100 percent of Newport County's customers to lose power. 

At 10 a.m. on Monday, about 48 hours after all of Tiverton and Little Compton blacked out during Friday night's storm, power is now restored to 87 percent of customers across both towns. The remaining customers still without power are on schedule for full restoration by the the close of Monday.

“We are working hand in hand with state and local officials so that we can restore power as quickly and safely as possible, and we appreciate our customers’ patience," said Kathy Lyford, vice president, New England Operations, National Grid.

In Tiverton, 901 households and businesses are still waiting for their electricity to be restored. In Little Compton, 516 customers are still without power. Those numbers decreased dramatically since Saturday when the snows subsided and National Grid's crews hit the streets repairing damaged wires and removing debris.

At the height of the storm, 187,000 customers lost power during Nemo Blizzard. Across Massachusetts and Rhode Island, more than 209,000 customers in total lost power.

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