New England Coops Recovering from Winter Storms

A Vermont Electric Cooperative representative said that the late December ice storms in the area will lead to its most expensive restoration effort ever, potentially topping $6.5 million in cost.  Other Northeast coops are facing the same challenges; Maine had more than 3,200 customers without power on Christmas Eve.  Progress is being made quickly as coop employees cooperate to make repairs, but spotty outages are expected to continue as ice-weakened trees give way.  Read more here.

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