Dive Summary:
- The Boston Globe reports that 109,463 National Grid and NStar customers were still without power Monday morning as the two utilities worked to restore service outages that followed the weekend's blizzard conditions.
- 71% of NStar customers in Plymouth, Mass., were reportedly still without power, and the company may be working through Thursday to finish restorations.
- Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office announced that it would be closely watching utilities' responses the wake of recent fines that were issued in response dissatisfaction with other post-storm operations.
From the article:
"... 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. ..."
