Gov. Healey declares state of emergency before expected snowstorm
Gov. Maura Healey declares a state of emergency with strong snowstorm expected to hit the state.
- A record-setting blizzard left 160,000 Massachusetts customers without power as of Wednesday morning.
- The majority of the remaining power outages are concentrated on Cape Cod, where winds reached hurricane force.
- Eversource expects to restore power to nearly all customers in eastern Massachusetts by Friday night.
About 160,000 customers are still without power in Massachusetts as of 8 a.m Wednesday, Feb. 25, according to Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, as the state continues to dig out from a record setting blizzard.
That’s down from the 250,000 customers without power on Tuesday.
The bulk of the remaining outages are on Cape Cod, where wind speeds reached hurricane forces. Eversource is reporting 113,000 customers without power as of 6 a.m.
In an email to customers, the company said nearly all customers in eastern Massachusetts can expect to have power by 11:59 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27.
National Grid is down from about 21,000 customers without power on Tuesday, to about 3,000 on Wednesday.
Restoration efforts will continue today.
Where are power outages in MA?
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How long until power is restored?
Though some affected customers may get power back sooner, Doug Foley, President of Electric Operations for Eversource in Massachusetts warned that restoration will still be a multi-day process, as this blizzard has brought the most Eversource power outages to the Cape since January of 2022. Foley said they will prioritize restoring main circuits first, and that most homes will not have to wait five days.
“The last couple customers, unfortunately, will be a couple days out,” Foley explained. “I just want everybody to know we’re going to continue to work hard until we complete our task. To our customers I say thank you for your patience.”
USA Today Co. network reporting contributed to this story.
