When Will SouthCoast Power Be Fully Restored? Here’s the Latest

Most Eversource customers across the SouthCoast who are still without power following Monday's historic blizzard can expect restoration by the end of today or tomorrow at the latest.

Some Cape Cod communities are going to have to wait until Friday, per Eversource’s list of town-by-town estimates, but here on the SouthCoast, things are happening a little quicker.

The list of estimated times of restoration “reflect the day and time when we expect power restoration in an individual town to be substantially complete,” according to Eversource.

What "Substantially Complete" Means

“Substantially complete means 99 percent of customers in that town have power. Thousands of crews are working around the clock as quickly as safety allows to get everyone's power back on,” Eversource said.

What the Eversource Outage Map Shows

The Eversource outage map shows only a handful of power outages still remaining in communities like New Bedford, Dartmouth, Westport and Fairhaven, mostly with an expected restoration time of sometime before 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 27.

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Those communities are considered “substantially complete,” and the list of town-by-town estimates does not even include them.

Town-by-Town SouthCoast Restoration Estimates

According to that list, Rochester and Wareham can expect to have power fully restored by 6 p.m. this evening. Mattapoisett should be restored by 11:45 p.m. tonight, and Plymouth has the same estimated restoration time.

Marion has an expected restoration time of Thursday, February 26 at 6 p.m.

Why Your Power May Still Be Out

“If you don’t see your town listed, or your outage status says your power has been restored but your power is still out, the outage could be due to a more specific problem with your location,” Eversource said. “It's possible that power has been restored to your neighborhood, but your house is experiencing a nested or single outage.”

“This could be a blown fuse or damage to the direct power line from the pole to your house. Our system can’t detect all nested outages, which is why it is important that you report the outage again,” according to Eversource.

How to Report a Nested Outage

You can report any outages on the Eversource website.