"Communities Mobilize as Planned Power Outage Affects Finger Lakes and Ontario County"

Residents in the Finger Lakes region of New York, including Monroe, Ontario, and Livingston counties, are preparing for a planned power outage on Saturday, January 6, 2024, as National Grid undertakes urgent maintenance to repair two compromised poles supporting a transmission line. The outage is expected to last up to nine hours, starting at 7:30 a.m. Local officials have set up warming stations to help those affected by the outage, and residents are taking precautions, such as stocking up on supplies and making alternative heating arrangements.