National Grid on Sunday said it would take longer than first thought to restore power to two storm-damaged areas, while NStar — in its first estimate — indicated that some of its customers might not have power until Thursday.
Both utilities said their power delivery systems sustained heavy damage caused by the storm’s high winds and heavy snowfall, and the companies’ crews continued to struggle Sunday with impassable roads and deep snow blocking access to equipment. At the same time, new outages occurred, sometimes caused by snow- and ice-laden tree limbs snapping and knocking out additional power lines.
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Omg having to suffer the pain of clearing a path for your horse-let's get a little real and think about the elderly without heat and power
It's the trees, people. These extended power outages will continue until we allow power companies to cut back the trees from the power lines with gusto. So many people and towns complain when the power companies try to trim a branch or two (rather than just take down the whole tree, which often is what should be done). But then they are the first to complain when they lose power during a storm by blaming the power company for its slow power restoration efforts. Get the trees away from the power lines, and power won't be lost nearly as often during storms. It's pretty simple, really.