Welch Power

ishoot308 · 05-30-2026, 05:17 AM

Power is down on Welch Island at least on the West side. It went down around 4:30 AM today.

Dan

Slickcraft · 05-30-2026, 06:22 AM

Yes we lost connection, will report.

Alan

fatlazyless · 05-30-2026, 09:44 AM

No worries, just saw the NHEC landing craft towed down Shep Brown's launch ramp.

Electricity will be back on Welch Island by NOON, today. I guarantee it!

ishoot308 · 05-30-2026, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

No worries, just saw the NHEC landing craft towed down Shep Brown's launch ramp.

Electricity will be back on Welch Island by NOON, today. I guarantee it!

Unfortunately we have Eversource not NHEC…

Dan

Descant · 05-30-2026, 11:59 AM

Got a Robo call around 8:30 this morning from Eversource saying power outages in the area. They also called a couple of days ago to confirm availability of our landing area for a backhoe and other equipment. In addition to tree cutting, they will be replacing some poles. I didn't ask for a schedule.

ishoot308 · 05-31-2026, 06:06 AM

The power is still down on Welch as of this morning. I think we are pretty low on the priority list according to Eversource. I guess many places throughout the state lost power during the wind and rain storm the other night and not many people have called in the outage on Welch. As a matter of fact, they said I was the only one! Anyway, if you have a place on Welch and don’t have power, I recommend reporting it to Eversource.

Dan

tis · 05-31-2026, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

The power is still down on Welch as of this morning. I think we are pretty low on the priority list according to Eversource. I guess many places throughout the state lost power during the wind and rain storm the other night and not many people have called in the outage on Welch. As a matter of fact, they said I was the only one! Anyway, if you have a place on Welch and don’t have power, I recommend reporting it to Eversource.

Dan

I assume you have a generator? So then the next issue is how long will the gas last.

ishoot308 · 05-31-2026, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by tis

I assume you have a generator? So then the next issue is how long will the gas last.

Hi Tis,

Yes we have a generator, been running non stop for almost 30 hours now. It uses very little gas at about 5 gallons every 24 hours or so. I keep 30 gallons on hand for times just like this so all set in that respect. The Generator will pretty much run the entire house less the oven and dryer.

You have to be prepared if you live on the islands!

Dan

tis · 05-31-2026, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

Hi Tis,

Yes we have a generator, been running non stop for almost 30 hours now. It uses very little gas at about 5 gallons every 24 hours or so. I keep 30 gallons on hand for times just like this so all set in that respect. The Generator will pretty much run the entire house less the oven and dryer.

You have to be prepared if you live on the islands!

Dan

Oh that is great. I remember when we had a bad storm go through here (do you remember the one that hit Bald Peak hard?) and we were out for a few days so I was worried. But it seems our generator doesn't use too much gas either. I assumed, knowing you that you had everything under control!

Slickcraft · 05-31-2026, 02:19 PM

Power was restored on the north side at about 12:40 pm today.

Alan

05-30-2026, 05:17 AM	#1
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,531 Thanks: 2,454 Thanked 5,465 Times in 2,142 Posts	Welch Power Power is down on Welch Island at least on the West side. It went down around 4:30 AM today. Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

05-30-2026, 09:44 AM	#3
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,168 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,102 Times in 811 Posts	No worries, just saw the NHEC landing craft towed down Shep Brown's launch ramp. Electricity will be back on Welch Island by NOON, today. I guarantee it! __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

05-30-2026, 11:59 AM	#5
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,591 Thanks: 1,413 Thanked 1,703 Times in 1,107 Posts	New poles too Got a Robo call around 8:30 this morning from Eversource saying power outages in the area. They also called a couple of days ago to confirm availability of our landing area for a backhoe and other equipment. In addition to tree cutting, they will be replacing some poles. I didn't ask for a schedule.

05-31-2026, 06:06 AM	#6
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,531 Thanks: 2,454 Thanked 5,465 Times in 2,142 Posts	Power still down! The power is still down on Welch as of this morning. I think we are pretty low on the priority list according to Eversource. I guess many places throughout the state lost power during the wind and rain storm the other night and not many people have called in the outage on Welch. As a matter of fact, they said I was the only one! Anyway, if you have a place on Welch and don’t have power, I recommend reporting it to Eversource. Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

05-30-2026, 06:22 AM	#2
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,384 Thanks: 1,260 Thanked 2,148 Times in 983 Posts	Yes we lost connection, will report. Alan

05-31-2026, 02:19 PM	#10
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,384 Thanks: 1,260 Thanked 2,148 Times in 983 Posts	Power was restored on the north side at about 12:40 pm today. Alan

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