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BED Postpones Tonight's Scheduled Power Outage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 19, 2015
Contact:  Mike Kanarick
                 802.735.7962

BED Postpones Tonight’s Scheduled Power Outage

Burlington, VT – Burlington Electric Department today announced that, based on a forecast of temperatures nearing 90 degrees, it has postponed tonight’s scheduled power outage that would have affected locations in the Old North End, specifically those customers located at:

NORTH CHAMPLAIN ST - #s 15 – 138
PEARL ST - #s 26 – 34
PERU ST - #s 9 - 69
PARK ST - #42
MONROE ST - #s 7 – 85
JOHNSON ST - #s 1 – 27
GEORGE ST - #s 13 – 76.

“Nothing is more important that the safety of our customers and our BED workers,” said BED General Manager Neale Lunderville.  “Despite our careful planning several weeks ago and our balancing of community needs as to the timing for the outage, the BED team always stands ready to adjust in the face of unpredictable factors like the weather to ensure the safety of our community.”

The purpose of this outage, which will be rescheduled at a date to be determined, is to balance the load between power line phases to improve efficiency and reliability.  The factors considered in arriving at a scheduled outage time of 6:30pm to 9:30pm included:

  • Avoiding early morning hours when many of our customers are engaged in their morning routines and getting ready for their work days;
  • Avoiding late night hours because of the noise the work associated with this outage will create; and
  • Avoiding regular business hours to minimize impact to our local businesses.
     

BED will notify affected customers with a mailer and through the media once a new date and times have been set for the scheduled outage.

 

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Press Release Date: 
08/19/2015
City Department: 
Mayor's Office