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National Grid has restored service to 98%, or 105,700 of the 107,700 western New York customers affected by the historic multi-day blizzard that brought hurricane-force winds and more than 50 inches of heavy, wet snow to the region.

National Grid crews worked around the clock to restore power to nearly all of its 49,000 customers in central and northern New York affected by the holiday weekend blizzard that dumped four feet of snow and brought gale-force winds to parts of northern New York.

National Grid has restored service to 93,600 of its 104,600 western New York customers affected by the historic multi-day blizzard that overwhelmed the region beginning Thursday evening.

National Grid continues to partner with a coalition of state and local emergency response organizations to identify and prioritize areas for road clearance to facilitate access for power restoration crews after a multi-day blizzard crippled western New York.

National Grid is partnering with a multi-agency coalition of state and local emergency response organizations to identify and prioritize areas for road clearance to facilitate power restoration and emergency response after a blizzard slammed western New York over the last three days.

National Grid crews have successfully restored power to 48,200, or 99 percent, of the nearly 48,700 customers impacted by the powerful blizzard that slammed portions of central and northern New York through today.

MELVILLE / BROOKLYN N.Y. – In response to extreme frigid temperatures driving increased gas demand, combined with equipment problems on interstate pipelines that challenged the ability of suppliers to deliver adequate amounts of gas throughout the Northeast, National Grid asked its natural gas customer in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and on Long Island to reduce natural gas usage on Christmas Eve.

MELVILLE / BROOKLYN, N.Y.–Due to unprecedented extreme frigid temperatures driving increased demand combined with interstate pipeline disruptions, National Grid is asking all of the company’s natural gas customers in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and on Long Island to reduce usage through tomorrow afternoon without sacrificing safety.