Following Strong Wind Storm, Eversource Crews Make Great Progress Restoring Power to Customers

Restoration will be substantially complete by 5 p.m.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (March 30, 2021) - Following a strong wind storm that pummeled the state with gusts reaching up to 50 miles per hour, Eversource crews continue to make good progress repairing damage to the electric system. Supported by the arrival of additional crews last night, including from Eversource in Massachusetts, the energy company has restored power to more than 97,000 customers since yesterday morning. Eversource anticipates restoration for the approximately 1,200 customers currently without power to be substantially complete by 5 p.m. today.

'As the strong winds battered our state yesterday, our tireless crews restored power to nearly 100,000 customers in just over 24 hours,' said Eversource NH President Joe Purington. 'With the support of the additional crews that arrived last night, hundreds of line, tree and service workers will continue their around-the-clock efforts today until every customer in the state has power.'

The strong winds that consistently tore across New Hampshire yesterday caused damage to the electric system in every region of the state. Eversource continues to urge customers to always stay clear of downed wires and to report them immediately to 9-1-1. For continued updates on power restoration efforts, follow Eversource on Twitter (@eversourceNH). Up-to-date information regarding outages by community is available through the Eversource outage map.

Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is the #1 energy company in Newsweek 's list of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2020 and recognized as one of America's Most JUST Companies. Eversource is New Hampshire's largest electric utility, serving nearly 528,000 homes and businesses in 211 cities and towns, and also supplies water to approximately 9,500 homes and businesses in Hampton, North Hampton and Rye. Eversource is proud to be recognized as the #1 contributor to United Way in New Hampshire. Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately 9,000 employees across three states to build a single, united company around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and water with superior customer service. The #1 energy efficiency provider in the nation, the company is empowering a clean energy future in the Northeast, with nationally recognized energy efficiency solutions and successful programs to integrate new clean energy resources like solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery storage, into the electric system. For more information, please visit eversource.com, and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. For more information on our water services, visit aquarionwater.com.

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