Utilties offer advice for power outages as thousands go dark across Puget Sound

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=06bh9o_0wte3xyn00
Downed power lines in the Puget Sound. (Photo courtesy of the city of Seattle)

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is Washington’s largest provider of electricity, with 1.2 million customers relying on the utility to keep the lights on and homes warm. Both PSE and Seattle City Light (SCL) outlined advice for dealing with a windstorm.

PSE administrators and restoration crews held a strategy meeting Tuesday morning to solidify plans to restore power after the storm passes. While SCL referenced advice via the city of Seattle’s website.

“One of the concerns we have right now is the ground is so saturated from all the rains we’ve had that any strong gusts will topple those trees over very easily right into our powerlines,” PSE spokesperson Andrew Padula said…

Story continues

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

TRENDING ARTICLES