RI Energy: 12,000 Customers Still without Power

McKee says Rhode Island Energy outage response 'unacceptable'

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Gov. Dan McKee said that his team met with representatives from Rhode Island Energy to address their response to power outages caused by a storm on July 3. Our team met with RI Energy this morning to address the impact of last night’s storm and their response. We made it clear that the communications and systems issues — including the outage map failure — are unacceptable. — Governor Dan McKee (@GovDanMcKee) July 4, 20…

Rhode Island Energy estimates full restoration by Sunday

Rhode Island Energy says a full restoration of power should occur by Sunday.

RI Energy: 12,000 customers still without power

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Thousands of Rhode Islanders are without power after severe thunderstorms tore through several communities Thursday evening. According to a spokesperson for RI Energy, over 12,000 customers still remain without power. The spokesperson noted that at the highest they knew of, there were 65,000 outages. "We do expect to have the majority of customers restored tomorrow," the spokesperson added. Around 1 p.m., Gov. Dan McKee…