Eversource Energy : Makes Great Progress on Restoration Following Christmas St

Crews working to address remaining outages in western Connecticut

BERLIN, Conn. - Eversource's massive team of lineworkers continue working nonstop to restore power to customers following the Christmas rain and windstorm. Hundreds of line and tree crews are making necessary repairs to the electric system in western Connecticut to get the remaining customers affected by the storm back online today. As of 11 a.m., the energy company has restored power to more than 59,000 customers since the storm began. Approximately 3,000 Eversource customers in western Connecticut remain without power as a result of the storm.

'We recognize how difficult it is to be without power, especially at Christmas,' said Eversource President of Regional Electric Operations Craig Hallstrom. 'We're at the stage of the restoration where the final outages often call for extensive repairs that are labor-intensive and time-consuming. In some cases, we'll need several crews working most of the day to repair the damage at one location and that will bring power back to only one customer. Our massive team - in the field and behind the scenes - is fully committed to getting power restored to the remaining customers today. I personally want to thank the men and women working in the field and behind the scenes - many of whom gave up Christmas with their families - to work on this restoration. They've done a tremendous job.'

Below is a list of projected restoration times for remaining communities to be substantially complete. Some complex repairs may take longer:

Bethlehem 2 p.m.
Hartland 2 p.m.
Bridgewater 4 p.m.
Monroe 4 p.m.
Morris 4 p.m.
Newtown 4 p.m.
Cornwall 6 p.m.
Norfolk 6 p.m.
Salisbury 6 p.m.
Sharon 6 p.m.
Washington 6 p.m.
Bethel 8 p.m.
Kent 8 p.m.
New Milford 8 p.m.
Redding 8 p.m.
Sherman 8 p.m.

Eversource also reminds customers to always stay clear of downed wires, report them immediately to 9-1-1 and to be cautious when doing their own storm clean up - be careful moving or cutting tree limbs and look for any wires that may be entangled in debris. Additionally, customers who are without power and using a generator are reminded to be sure the generator is located well away from their home or business and that the transfer switch is working properly.

Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is the #1 energy company inNewsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2020 and recognized as one of America's Most JUST Companies. Eversource transmits and delivers electricity to 1.25 million customers in 149 cities and towns, provides natural gas to 237,000 customers in 74 communities, and supplies water to approximately 200,000 customers in 52 communities across Connecticut. Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately 9,000 employees across three states to build a single, united company around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and water with superior customer service. The #1 energy efficiency provider in the nation, the company is empowering a clean energy future in the Northeast, with nationally-recognized energy efficiency solutions and successful programs to integrate new clean energy resources like solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery storage, into the electric system. For more information, please visiteversource.com, and follow us onTwitter,Facebook,Instagram, andLinkedIn. For more information on our water services, visitaquarionwater.com.

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