Milford Still Has Power Outages Almost 1 Week Later

MILFORD, CT — As of Monday afternoon there are 131 households still without power as the area commences with another heat wave. Nearly, 2,600 United Illuminating Co. customers in CT remain without power while Eversource is still reporting 80,000 outages.

UI said it continues to make significant progress as crews work to restore power to customers impacted by Tropical Storm Isaias.

Currently, the company has restored a total of 121,161 customers in Connecticut and remains on track to substantially complete restoration work Monday.

"The company will intensify its focus on the hardest-hit communities today which have the highest number of remaining outages," UI said. "Damage in these areas is extensive, causing restoration efforts that involve rebuilding the electric distribution system in some locations. In total, there are approximately 860 separate outage-causing events remaining for crews to address across UI’s service territory, many of which need to be individually restored."

“We thank our customers for their continued patience as we enter the final stage of our restoration efforts,” said Tony Marone, UI’s President and CEO. “Our priority remains restoring service to our customers as safely and quickly as possible.”

UI further expanded its restoration team on Sunday with the arrival of additional contractors, which increased its field team to more than 1127 personnel. The company’s restoration team includes UI crews, contractors and mutual-assistance partners.