Those Environment Canada warnings ended by Saturday evening.
As
of 11:26 a.m. A.T. Sunday, 2,567 customers were without power in the
Acadian Peninsula, Charlotte Southwest, Central York Sunbury, Moncton
Riverview Dieppe, Northumberland Miramichi and Restigouche regions.
Dominique Couture, an N.B. Power spokesperson, said most of the current outages were reported late Saturday or Sunday morning.
She said the utility has restored power to 94 per cent of the customers impacted by the extreme weather event.
Oh man, I feel for those without power on such a cold snap.
How do you keep your pipes from freezing?
Alex Butt
It's FAR time to hold the so called leadership @
nb power to account for all their shortcomings! Start by compensation
to those affected by these constant power outages!
David Amos
Methinks Freddy has never heard of a generator or a wood stove or natural gas N'esy Pas?
Alex Butt
Reply to David Amos
Perhaps not everyone has the place/setup for a wood
stove and generators are not cheap (many can not afford one + gas etc),
plus we should have some expectation that nb power be able to provide
their overpriced electricity in anything more than perfect weather
conditions!
Sarah Brown
Reply to Alex Butt
It is highly unreasonable to expect NB Power to be responsible for power outages due to high winds.
David Amos
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Reply to Alex Butt
So you want the rest of us to pay you compensation because you can't take care of yourself in cold weather???
David Amos
Reply to Sarah Brown
Methinks its also highly unreasonable for him
to expect the rest of us to pay compensation because he can't take care
of of himself in cold weather N'esy Pas?
Fred Brewer
The Acadian peninsula is always one of the hardest hit areas for wind and ice damage.
Why is NB Power not putting the lines underground. I
know it is a lot more expensive but so is continuously replacing power
poles, lines and transformers. Just do a little bit each year to keep
costs reasonable. For heaven's sakes, folks are freezing and so is their
plumbing. Do something other than trying to turn seawater into
electricity.
Chris McNee
Reply to Fred Brewer
Underground lines have their setbacks. Oromocto
was designed with the Cold War in mind. Thus the original town has all
underground power lines, this was to help sustain a soviet attack and
prevent attack on exposed power lines. The setback, is when a line is
broke from either land growth, folks digging and damage a line ( not
enough to cause black out at the time, but when it breaks and not
reported) the cost is also close to running natural gas pipes due to the
amount of digging. It’s a tough nut to solve…
David Amos
Reply toChris McNee
I had no such trouble like that south of the 49th in the
Beantown area. Our water and gas were piped in underground. Our
furnace, water, heater, stove and even the clothes dryer ran on natural
gas while the town kept the water on tap. If the power went out I fired
up a generator and the folks commonly known as the Milton Hillbillies
sat back all fat dumb and happy happy happy just like I have done in my
humble abode in NB.
Methinks the fancy Yankee consultants hired by the
government to argue me in the upcoming EUB hearings would have a hard
time disputing those simple facts N'esy Pas?
Fred Brewer
Reply toChris McNee
Done properly, the lines don't break. If a contractor breaks a line, they pay for repairs.
In the long run, it saves money and eliminates wind and
ice as causes of power outages, something NB Power customers are all too
familiar with.
Theo Lavigne
Reply to Fred Brewer
Running underground power lines can cost up to 10 times the cost of running them above ground. Look it up I just did....
Theo Lavigne
Reply to David Amos
Don't go comparing temp around Boston to New
Brunswick, they have a much milder winter. It's presently 50 degrees F
and they are calling for 3 more days of 50 F this week..
David Amos
Reply to Theo Lavigne
You don't think the power goes out there as well?
Fred Brewer
Reply to Theo Lavigne
So what you are saying is that after 10 storms, the underground lines pay for themselves. Sounds like a deal.
David Amos
Reply to Fred Brewer
What is with putting words in my mouth then
expecting me to argue them? If you and your buddy Freddy know so much
about NB Power why not Intervene in the hearings and argue the rate
hikes with fancy lawyers and consultants like I do?
David Amos
Reply to Fred Brewer
BTW If you understood anything my point was get a generator CORRECT?
David Amos
Reply to Theo Lavigne
Opps I thought you picking fight with me Sorry about that
I have no fear of Freddy being offended he has bragged for years that he muted me
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