“Won’t stop until service is restored to everyone”: WPS, We Energies make statement on recent power outages
(WFRV) – Over 100,000 customers throughout northeast Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are currently out of service as an April snowstorm has led to a number of power outages.
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According to the Outtage Map on the Wisconsin Public Service’s website, as of 10:20 a.m., there are currently 1,449 power outages and 70,960 customers without service. The total number of reported outages and customers without service appears to be steadily growing according to Local Five’s recent power outage updates.
WPS, in response to the outages, put forth the following statement on its Facebook Page:
“Our crews are working quickly and safely to repair widespread power outages caused by heavy, wet snow and damaging winds. We’ve restored power to more than 31,000 customers — and won’t stop until service is restored to everyone.”
Wisconsin Public Service
WPS officials also said that while crews are working on restoring power, they are being faced with substantial damage. They add that, on top of the snowy roads and slick conditions, there have been more than 800 reports of problems with downed power lines, utility poles, and trees falling into electric equipment.
Officials say all available crews are working around the clock to make repairs and restore service to all of the affected customers as safely and quickly as possible.
We Energies Outage Map, as of 10:45 a.m., is reporting 574 outages and 38,348 customers without service. We Energies put out the following statement on their Facebook page:
“Our crews are working to repair power outages caused by heavy snow and damaging winds in Fox Valley and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.”
We Energies
As of now, there is no other information available about the power outages. Local Five will continue to update this story.
