National Grid crews continue to work to restore power to customers affected by the foothills of Debby. Debby brought heavy rains and damaging winds with gusts over 55 mph to areas of upstate New York. Crews are clearing debris, including downed lines, trees, branches, broken poles and damaged transformers.
According to official information, power has been restored to more than 78,000 of the 92,000 affected customers.
The hardest hit areas include Herkimer, Madison, St. Lawrence, Oneida and Oswego counties in central New York State and Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Schenectady, Columbia, Rensselaer, Essex, Warren and Washington counties in eastern New York State.
“The safety of our employees and customers is our top priority,” said Kyle Bentley, senior director of New York Electric Operations. “Our crews are facing hazardous conditions as they clear debris and gain access to repair damage and restore power. We will do everything in our power to complete restoration as quickly and safely as possible.”
According to National Grid, power is expected to be restored to most customers by 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Outages may continue into Sunday in the hardest-to-reach areas. Customers can check the estimated time until power is restored here.
