Thousands were still without power across several states in the Northeast on Tuesday after a vicious storm ripped through the area the day before — and some may have to wait even longer for juice to return because of workers adhering to social distancing rules.
During Monday’s nasty storm, nearly 50,000 people lost power in Connecticut, and by Tuesday morning, more than 9,700 people were still without power, according to energy provider Eversource, which services customers in the state, as well as those in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Eversource warned via Twitter that it may take the company longer to restore power since the provider is working under its “COVID-19 pandemic plan.”
“Our employees continue to follow social distancing practices and other safety guidelines,” Eversource said in a tweet.
“We recognize being without power during a time when many of us are working & learning from home is challenging, and we have 100s of crews working to respond as quickly and safely as possible,” the company added.
The storm, which brought with it wind gusts between 60 and 70 miles per hour and heavy downpours, also left thousands without power in Massachusetts.
By Tuesday morning, more than 15,000 people in eastern Massachusetts were grappling with power outages.
The ferocious weather also caused thousands of outages in New Jersey.
Less than 100 people were without power in New York City on Tuesday morning, but outside the city, across Westchester County, hundreds of others were still without power, according to Con Edison.
By late Monday, Con Edison had tweeted that its crews had restored power to 22,000 customers in the Big Apple and Westchester impacted by the storm.