Published 12.6.2010
5:00 am. 
Johnson, VT- After five days of round the clock work, crews restored power to the last VEC member at approximately 10::30 p.m. Sunday.  Strong winds that pounded Vermont on Wednesday resulted in extensive damage to VEC’s system. In addition to downed trees and wires, restoration efforts were hindered by having to replace over 100 broken utility poles.

“In the midst of the storm we had no idea how severe the damage was,” said Jeffrey Wright, Chief Operating Officer. “The further into the restoration process we got, the more we realized the magnitude of devastation to our system which was best illustrated by the abundant number of broken utility poles we had. In some of the hardest hit areas we were actually rebuilding our system rather than repairing it.” 

Utility crews and support staff have been working between 16 and 18 hour shifts around the clock to restore power and answer member calls. At daybreak on Sunday, VEC had a total of 60 line crews and 80 tree crews available to make the final push to get power restored to VEC members in the hardest hit areas of Williston, Hinesburg and Underhill. 

Restoration efforts from Wednesday’s wind storm are complete. If members have a new outage members should report it by calling 1-800-832-2667.