Progress Update: 102K Without Power Monday A.M. In Hudson Valley

Progress is being made in restoring electricity to people in the Hudson Valley. As of Monday morning, 102,000 are still without power, which is down from almost 122,000 Sunday night. The four major power companies in the region have been joined by out-of-state crews and contractors to remove and replace downed wires and get people back on the grid. Time is of the essence because another nor’easter is being forecast to hit the Hudson Valley Tuesday night through late Wednesday night.

Customers of Con Edison in Westchester County saw about 9,000 households restored since Sunday night. As of 9:45 a.m. Monday, a little more than 40,000 customers are still waiting for the electricity to come back on. Still hardest hit is the Town of Yorktown with 4,500 of its 8,100 customers off line.

Con Edison officials have said that all customers should have powered restored by Tuesday, March 6 at 11 p.m.

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NYSEG saw a slight increase in power outages from Sunday night to Monday morning. There are now almost 49,000 households without power — up from 47,000.

There is always a chance that some households have to be take off line in order to replace wires, officials have said.

NYSEG said it expects to have more than 90 percent of its customers restored by 11:45 p.m. Monday, March 5.

O&R made substantial progress overnight, restoring more than 6,000 households. That leaves a little more than 1,900 customers in the dark, with Orange County having 1,200 and Rockland having 650. The power company estimates all remaining customers will be restored by Tuesday, March 6 at 11 p.m.

Central Hudson reduced the number of outages from almost 18,000 Sunday night to a little more than 11,000 Monday morning.

The towns of Clinton, Hyde Park, Union Vale and Washington are still the hardest hit. The power company has some restorations estimated for 4 p.m. Monday, March 5, but all should be back online by 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 7.

Photo caption: Crews working in Mahopac, March 4, 2018. Photo credit: Lanning Taliaferro/Patch Staff.