Power Outages
Reports are saying we had a record number of 26 tornadoes in New York State this year and seeing more power outages. New York State Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to treat dark or downed traffic lights as 4-way stops and if you don’t you could be hit with traffic violations. According to the […]
Tuesday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) asked Texans a second time to conserve as much energy as possible until Friday. The organization said that there has been intense strain on the power grid causing record high forced outages at power plants. The ERCOT made a news statement and stated: “When ERCOT issued a […]
Two days ago at the beginning of the weekend, thousands of people from Orleans to Yates County lost power as 60mph wind gusts whipped through the region. RG&E, NYSEG and National Grid estimate somewhere over 7500 outages occurred in homes and businesses across the greater Rochester area. In Mendon, the wind knocked down several telephones, […]
As if this holiday week isn’t stressful enough, citizens in Southern California are expecting extreme weather conditions that range from los Angeles to the Mexico Border. The National Weather Service has issued a warning, saying that 45-65 mph winds are expected on Thanksgiving day. These winds are expected to knock out power and make the […]
Thousands lost power on Sunday due to a storm that brought high winds, blustery cold and rainfall. According to RG& E, there are still 1,391 people without power, but that number is way down from the over 10,000 people who lost it around 6 pm on Sunday. If your household is still without power, you […]
Written by Jasmine As a result of the high winds, there have been many reports of fallen trees and several Monroe County residents were left without power. So far, the total number of people without power has reached over 5,500. Most of the residents affected are located in Rochester, Greece and Henrietta. Even Pittsford Schools […]
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