Welch Power

ishoot308 · 11-02-2025, 02:10 PM

It seems the power is down on Welch Island and has been since very late Friday night…I reported the outage to Eversource who was unaware. If you have a place on Welch it would be a good idea to report the outage so they go out and correct the issue before the winter…

Dan

chachee52 · 11-02-2025, 04:13 PM

If they can still get someone with a boat to bring them out there. You have to remember EverSource has to schedule someone to bring them out there, they do not have their own boat. They do have an Argo for the winter though but have very strict protocols they need to follow about how thick the ice has to be the entire way out.
Hope they can get out there for you.

ishoot308 · 11-02-2025, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by chachee52

If they can still get someone with a boat to bring them out there. You have to remember EverSource has to schedule someone to bring them out there, they do not have their own boat. They do have an Argo for the winter though but have very strict protocols they need to follow about how thick the ice has to be the entire way out.
Hope they can get out there for you.

I believe Fays takes them out. Its still plenty early so it should get fixed…

Dan

Descant · 11-02-2025, 06:03 PM

Email today at 3:09 pm says 19 Welch customewrs without power have been restored.

ishoot308 · 11-02-2025, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant

Email today at 3:09 pm says 19 Welch customewrs without power have been restored.

My place is still down and the south side of the island is still completely dark from what I can see from my mainland home…Must have more work to do…

Dan

Winilyme · 11-02-2025, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

My place is still down and the south side of the island is still completely dark from what I can see from my mainland home…Must have more work to do…

Dan

Have there been many winters where, following an early-season power interruption, there was no power restoration through the winter months - until after ice out?

ishoot308 · 11-03-2025, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Winilyme

Have there been many winters where, following an early-season power interruption, there was no power restoration through the winter months - until after ice out?

In the 18 years I have been on Welch, only one time (last year) we had no power for about 4-5 weeks as ice was not safe enough for the crew to go out and repair. For the most part they have been great at getting service back up and running in a timely manner...

Dan

ishoot308 · 11-03-2025, 10:14 AM

Power has been restored on Welch...

Dan

chachee52 · 11-03-2025, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

I believe Fays takes them out. Its still plenty early so it should get fixed…

Dan

You are correct, they do use Fays

11-02-2025, 02:10 PM	#1
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,533 Thanks: 2,455 Thanked 5,468 Times in 2,143 Posts	Welch Power It seems the power is down on Welch Island and has been since very late Friday night…I reported the outage to Eversource who was unaware. If you have a place on Welch it would be a good idea to report the outage so they go out and correct the issue before the winter… Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

11-02-2025, 06:03 PM	#4
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,596 Thanks: 1,418 Thanked 1,705 Times in 1,109 Posts	Restored Email today at 3:09 pm says 19 Welch customewrs without power have been restored.

11-03-2025, 10:14 AM	#8
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,533 Thanks: 2,455 Thanked 5,468 Times in 2,143 Posts	Power Restored Power has been restored on Welch... Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

11-02-2025, 04:13 PM	#2
chachee52 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 520 Thanks: 6 Thanked 105 Times in 83 Posts	If they can still get someone with a boat to bring them out there. You have to remember EverSource has to schedule someone to bring them out there, they do not have their own boat. They do have an Argo for the winter though but have very strict protocols they need to follow about how thick the ice has to be the entire way out. Hope they can get out there for you.

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