Alton Power Outage

DRH · 02-12-2016, 04:57 PM

Has anyone heard what caused the power outage in West Alton this morning? The power went out at 9:00 AM this morning and was out about 1 1/2 hours. According to the NHEC website, only 57 subscribers were affected. Just curious if anyone knows the cause?

Slickcraft · 02-12-2016, 06:37 PM

No indication of power out here. There are 3 legs of the 3 phase that come up 11D, we must be on a different leg from you. We walked on 11D this afternoon and then drove the length and did not notice anything.

IslandRadio · 02-12-2016, 10:57 PM

No outage on Rattlesnake Island. The equipment there shows an "uptime" of 65 days.... practically a record

Rattlesnake is fed from West Alton.

Regards, Steve

smith point boater · 02-13-2016, 08:07 AM

There was no outage at Smith Point either

upthesaukee · 02-13-2016, 08:50 AM

No outage on Rand Hill Road... while we were not home during that time, none of the 2,351 electronic time displays in the house were flashing, indicating to me that there was no power failure at our house. Thank goodness.

DRH · 02-13-2016, 10:06 AM

Thanks for the feedback. Whatever the cause, it appears to have been very localized. I listened to the scanner during the outage and heard nothing about it even on the NHEC frequencies.

IslandRadio · 02-13-2016, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by upthesaukee

No outage on Rand Hill Road... while we were not home during that time, none of the 2,351 electronic time displays in the house were flashing, indicating to me that there was no power failure at our house. Thank goodness.

I had to mention something about the electronic time displays. The power goes out SO often where I live that pretty much every important clock in the house is now a battery operated "Atomic" (meaning it is set by the clock at the national bureau of standards (or whatever it is called these days)).

Had the same problem - every device was off by some period of time due to the frequent outages. Those so-called atomic clocks are GREAT!

Slickcraft · 02-13-2016, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by IslandRadio

I had to mention something about the electronic time displays. The power goes out SO often where I live that pretty much every important clock in the house is now a battery operated "Atomic" (meaning it is set by the clock at the national bureau of standards (or whatever it is called these days)).

Had the same problem - every device was off by some period of time due to the frequent outages. Those so-called atomic clocks are GREAT!

We never set the clocks on the microwave and stove for that reason. When my brother in law comes to visit he is always obsessed to set those clocks to the correct time. We say nothing allowing him a bit of satisfaction unaware that the effort will be negated within the week.

Kamper · 02-14-2016, 07:45 AM

This is a reminder to be prepared. At a minimum have extra blankest and a flashlight so you can get through the first night.

Stay warm every one!

02-12-2016, 04:57 PM	#1
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,670 Thanks: 1,181 Thanked 655 Times in 173 Posts	Alton Power Outage Has anyone heard what caused the power outage in West Alton this morning? The power went out at 9:00 AM this morning and was out about 1 1/2 hours. According to the NHEC website, only 57 subscribers were affected. Just curious if anyone knows the cause? __________________ DRH

02-13-2016, 08:07 AM	#4
smith point boater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Alton,NH Posts: 197 Thanks: 328 Thanked 92 Times in 51 Posts	Outage There was no outage at Smith Point either

02-13-2016, 08:50 AM	#5
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,397 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Nothing on Rand Hill Road.. No outage on Rand Hill Road... while we were not home during that time, none of the 2,351 electronic time displays in the house were flashing, indicating to me that there was no power failure at our house. Thank goodness. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

02-13-2016, 10:06 AM	#6
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,670 Thanks: 1,181 Thanked 655 Times in 173 Posts	Thanks for the feedback. Whatever the cause, it appears to have been very localized. I listened to the scanner during the outage and heard nothing about it even on the NHEC frequencies. __________________ DRH

02-12-2016, 06:37 PM	#2
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,216 Thanks: 1,172 Thanked 2,000 Times in 914 Posts	No indication of power out here. There are 3 legs of the 3 phase that come up 11D, we must be on a different leg from you. We walked on 11D this afternoon and then drove the length and did not notice anything.

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02-12-2016, 10:57 PM	#3
IslandRadio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mirror Lake - Full time resident Posts: 398 Thanks: 70 Thanked 156 Times in 61 Posts	No outage on Rattlesnake Island. The equipment there shows an "uptime" of 65 days.... practically a record Rattlesnake is fed from West Alton. Regards, Steve

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02-14-2016, 07:45 AM	#9
Kamper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Thornton's Ferry Posts: 1,296 Thanks: 67 Thanked 166 Times in 126 Posts	This is a reminder to be prepared. At a minimum have extra blankest and a flashlight so you can get through the first night. Stay warm every one!