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beaner · 12-10-2014, 04:50 PM

Just found this on their web site:
"Customers of the Wolfeboro Municipal Electric Department experienced a town-wide power outage on the evening of Tuesday December 9th at approximately 5:00 PM. Based upon the monitoring of fault indicators and patrolling efforts by both Wolfeboro and PSNH Line crews, the problem was isolated to the section of the 390 line owned and maintained by PSNH within the Town of Tuftonboro. The 390 Line is located off-road within a right-of-way which is the sole source of power to all of Wolfeboro’s electrical substations. Upon an outage, each section of this line must be patrolled in order to locate the cause of the problem prior to re-energizing. This entails the walking of several miles of off-road right-of-way and inspecting all poles and conductors for probable damage. A large uprooted pine tree was discovered by PSNH crews across the 390 line at approximately 7:30 PM in an area with no available vehicle or equipment access. The tree was cleared and repairs were made to the line by approximately 11:00 PM. The line was re-energized at 11:13 PM restoring power to all Wolfeboro customers. I would like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding during this storm event.
BAM12/10/14"

We've had our share of much more destructive storms over the years (even a tornado and a waterspout or two), resulting in trails of flattened debris & destruction. And yet, the power stayed on.

12-10-2014, 04:50 PM	#7
beaner Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 178 Thanks: 17 Thanked 37 Times in 23 Posts	Wolfeboro Electric Dept. Response to Latest Power Outage Just found this on their web site: "Customers of the Wolfeboro Municipal Electric Department experienced a town-wide power outage on the evening of Tuesday December 9th at approximately 5:00 PM. Based upon the monitoring of fault indicators and patrolling efforts by both Wolfeboro and PSNH Line crews, the problem was isolated to the section of the 390 line owned and maintained by PSNH within the Town of Tuftonboro. The 390 Line is located off-road within a right-of-way which is the sole source of power to all of Wolfeboro’s electrical substations. Upon an outage, each section of this line must be patrolled in order to locate the cause of the problem prior to re-energizing. This entails the walking of several miles of off-road right-of-way and inspecting all poles and conductors for probable damage. A large uprooted pine tree was discovered by PSNH crews across the 390 line at approximately 7:30 PM in an area with no available vehicle or equipment access. The tree was cleared and repairs were made to the line by approximately 11:00 PM. The line was re-energized at 11:13 PM restoring power to all Wolfeboro customers. I would like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding during this storm event. BAM12/10/14" We've had our share of much more destructive storms over the years (even a tornado and a waterspout or two), resulting in trails of flattened debris & destruction. And yet, the power stayed on.