A strong snowstorm has hit New Hampshire and the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys, resulting in power outages for thousands of businesses and homes in the affected areas. In New Hampshire, over 100,000 customers have been left without power as a result of the storm. The outages are expected to continue until Saturday. Rockingham County and Hillsborough County are experiencing the highest number of outages in the state. Meanwhile, in the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys, hundreds of customers are still without power as of Sunday morning. Trumbull County in Ohio reported 532 outages, while Mercer County in Pennsylvania had 362 homes and businesses without electricity. FirstEnergy estimates that many of these areas could be without power until 11 p.m. on Sunday [bed7c954] [4216ca23].
In addition to the snowstorm-related power outages, severe weather conditions in Houston have also caused power outages for CenterPoint Energy customers. As of 2:55 p.m., 313,782 customers were affected by the outages, and by 3:10 p.m., the number decreased to 301,460. CenterPoint Energy reported that 3,321 customers were actively experiencing outages, while 671 customers had their power restored over a 24-hour period. The severe storms and heavy rain in Houston have left several centers without power, according to Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth [4007b5b4].
A new round of storms on Sunday night left more homes and businesses without power in Dallas County. As of 9 p.m. Sunday, 8,855 Dallas County customers were without power, an increase from 6,988 customers without electricity at noon. The company had been hoping to resolve tens of thousands of outages connected to days of severe weather by tonight. Some residents have been without power for six days and have not received any updates or repairs from Oncor. The City of Dallas has been using Truett Elementary as a resource center for those still without power, providing food, clothing, and other essentials to nearly 5,000 people. Oncor stated that the remaining outages from Tuesday's storm are complex and require house-to-house visits, but they are continuing to work throughout the night to resolve the outages [05914741] [4216ca23].
About 350,000 customers in Puerto Rico were left without power during a heat wave due to an outage caused by planned maintenance work on transmission lines at power plants. The outage began after Luma Energy, the company responsible for transmitting and distributing electricity in Puerto Rico, started the maintenance work. The outage affected customers in the capital, San Juan, as well as surrounding areas. Luma Energy, along with Genera PR and local officials, is working to restore service, which is expected to continue throughout the night. Puerto Rico has been struggling with electricity problems for years, including after Hurricane Maria in 2017. Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi criticized the power companies for their lack of urgency in addressing the issues with the aging power grid [626ebea4].
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a scheduled maintenance that will result in a partial power outage in parts of Nasarawa state. The maintenance exercise will be carried out on the 40MVA transformer at the Akwanga transmission substation, affecting the power supply to Akwanga Town, Wamba, Gudi, Garaku, Nasarawa Eggon, and surrounding areas. The outage will last for six hours on Saturday, June 22, 2024, between 9:30 am and 4:30 pm. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) will be unable to offtake power from the transformer during this time. Power supply will be restored immediately after the maintenance is completed. TCN apologizes for any inconvenience and assures customers that efforts are being made to minimize the impact of the outage [15c2c03a].
Dozens of communities across the US are experiencing widespread power outages on June 23. In Mendocino, California, 11% of the more than 54,000 homes powered by Pacific Gas and Electric have no power due to planned maintenance on the grid. In Adams County, Illinois, 887 residents are impacted by outages, with no timeline provided for when the power will be restored. In Walworth County, Wisconsin, outages are affecting nearly 10% of the population, with over 10,000 residents impacted. The cause of the outages in Illinois and Wisconsin is unknown. The power outages are causing issues for residents, with some remaining uninformed by their providers about when the power will be restored [09fdc6da].