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We deliver safe, reliable electric power service to #BelmontMa by embracing new technology and providing superior customer service. Emergencies - (617) 993-2800
40 Prince Street, Belmont, MA
Joined May 2016
Crews from Belmont Light and @HolyokeCity working to restore power in Tallahassee, FL following #HurricanMichael. Mutual aid allows us to form connections and prove what it means to be #CommunityPowered! @NEPPA_Littleton @COTNews #PublicPower
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Who says lineworkers can't dance?! When Belmont Light 1st Class Lineworker Darren Greeley saw this sign on Oliver Road, he had to stop and show off his moves. And even better, he won a free roll of TP! . #belmontma #publicpower #communitypowered #PowerOn
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Our crews are continuing to determine the cause of the current outage. We currently have about 3,000 customers out of power in the eastern part of town but are working to restore power as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.
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We are responding again to an outage that is affecting customers just before 9:00 pm. Once we have determined the cause of the current outage, we will update here. Thank you again for your patience.
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We are responding to a large power outage currently affecting multiple areas of town beginning at 11:35 PM. We will update with information, including restoration times as soon as possible.
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Power should now be restored for all customers. Thank you for bearing with us tonight and for your patience. We will have more information on the causes of tonight's outages in the morning.
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Power should now be restored for all customers. Thank you for your patience. While the cause is still being determined, we believe it was an underground line into one of our substations which failed.
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A crew from Belmont Light is on site in #Florida as part of the relief effort following #HurricaneIrma. #PublicPower #MutualAid
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Belmont Light crews worked through the snowy conditions to restore an outage that affected the area surrounding Slade St.
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We got a special visit from Mikey and his grandma today. Mikey watched all of our line trucks go by and saw us restocking our transformer yard. We gave him his own hard hat and asked him to join our crew in a few years. Thanks Mikey for stopping by!.#belmontma #publicpower
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This morning, Belmont Light workers changed out light bulbs at the Skip ahead of tonight's @belmonthshockey home opener at 7:00 p.m. We're always proud to help our community out, especially getting to those hard-to-reach places!. #BelmontMA.#PublicPower
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Today, on #LawEnforcementAppreciationDay, we salute @BelmontPD for all that they do to serve our community. Thank you for keeping Belmont safe!
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Before dawn yesterday morning, 4 Belmont Light linemen and 2 trucks began their journey to the Florida panhandle as part of the #PublicPower #MutualAid response to #HurricaneMichael. Follow along here for updates. #CommunityPowered.
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We are aware of an outage affecting a large area along Common St. We are working to identify the cause and will update once we have an estimated restoration time.
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Our line crew is working throughout this pandemic to ensure reliable electric service for all customers. Here are photos from their response to an underground cable failure this morning, which caused an outage for one customer. We remain #CommunityPowered. #belmontma
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Friday, Belmont Light was on the scene of the movie filming on Statler Rd. The modern LED streetlights in the neighborhood do not fit the film's 1960s setting, so production requested that older lights be re-installed. All work and materials were paid for by the production co.
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From last night - Belmont Light crews responded to Hillside Terrace for a fallen tree in the storm and had snapped a transformer pole. Crews made the area safe and held the pole for Verizon to replace it. This morning, crews transferred equipment to the new pole. #publicpower
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We are responding to a wide spread power outage. We will update you as soon as we are able to investigate the cause. View our service map for update:
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We have restored power to most of the customers affected by tonight's outage and are working to restore the remaining customers. We expect to have everyone back up within the hour. Thank you for your patience. We know that hot nights are never a good time to lose power!.
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Congratulations to BFD Chief Dave Frizzell on his well-earned retirement! Belmont Light thanks Chief Frizzell for his many years of work for the town and for his commitment to keeping our utility and our community safe.
The Boston Sparks Association would like to congratulate our friend and Belmont Fire Chief Dave Frizzell after over 30 years of dedicated service to the Town of Belmont. Chief we wish you the best of luck and hope you have a happy and healthy retirement!
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Belmont Light Line Workers Josh and Dan have been hard at work alongside crews from 24 other municipal light departments from New England restoring power in Bartow, FL in the aftermath of #HurricaneIan. During #PublicPowerWeek, we celebrate their work in powering our community.
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Here are some photos of what our crews have been facing today. Trees down throughout town due to the wet conditions and high winds. Remember to stay safe if you must leave your house and treat any downed wire as live - stay away and report it to us at 617-993-2800. 1/5
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At this time, approximately half of the town is without power due to a large substation problem. We are working to assess the problem and will update with restoration times as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience as we work through this large outage.
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At 5:15 this morning, Belmont Light Line Workers Josh and Dan departed our headquarters en route to Florida as part of the New England #PublicPower response (@NEPPA_Littleton) to a mutual aid call with the impending #HurricaneIan landfall. @publicpowerorg.#CommunityPowered
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We are aware of a power outage currently affecting the Harvard Lawn area. We are investigating the cause and will update as soon as possible.
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We are responding to an outage currently affecting the Winn Brook neighborhood and surrounding areas. We will update once we have investigated the cause.
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We are responding to an outage affecting areas around Pleasant St and Claflin St. We will update you once we have determined a cause.
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Today is National Lineman Appreciation Day. Join Belmont Light and #ThankaLineman for all they do day in and day out! #publicpower
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Photos from a routine pole and transformer replacement this morning on Beech Street. No power outage was required to perform the replacement and the upgraded equipment will help improve reliability as we head into the summer months. #publicpower #belmontma
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OUTAGE REPORT: The cause of this morning's large area outage was determined to be a raccoon that tripped open on of the power transformers at our Concord Ave. substation. Approximately 2,043 customers were without power from 4:02 am - 6:00 am. #belmontma
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Our line crew's view is not for the faint of heart! 😲.#publicpower #communitypowered #linelife #belmontma
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Here is a look at what our line crews have been facing this week, with multiple high wind events taking down tree limbs throughout Belmont, and more wind expected tomorrow. #ThankALineman #LineLife #PublicPower #CommunityPowered #belmontma
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We are investigating a large area outage affecting parts of Belmont Center, Waverley Square, Mill Street, and others. Once we are able to determine restoration times, we will update here. Thanks for your patience.
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We expect to have power restored for all customers within 15-20 minutes, barring any unforeseen complications. Thank you for your patience and we will keep you updated if anything changes.
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Great job by @BelmontPD and @BelmontFD!
At 05:20AM this morning, Belmont PD and Fire responded to a motor vehicle on fire due to mechanical issues. No one was hurt and the driver was able to get out of his truck! Great work by Belmont Fire Fighters Local 1637 on their quick response and on extinguishing the fire! 👨🚒
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Congratulations to Belmont Light Line Worker, Mike Pelrine, on his retirement after 25 years of service to the Town of Belmont. Good luck to Mike on a well-earned retirement!. #CommunityPowered #PublicPower
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The cause of tonight’s power outage is a fallen tree that hit wires on Unity Ave. We have restored power on Bright Rd., Washington St., and parts Dalton, Elm, & School. We are working to restore the rest of Dalton, Fairview, Springfield, & Unity now.
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TONIGHT: We will be at that Belmont Center Tree Lighting! Stop by to talk about ways to save energy and money this winter. We will also have our 2019 Historical Belmont calendars available, along with many energy efficiency tools.
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We are responding to a power outage in the area between Beech Street and Common Street. We will update once we have determined the cause.
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Photos from the current tree removal that has caused outages in the Beech Street area.
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We're getting Belmont Center ready for the holiday season, starting with the Turn on the Town tree lighting tomorrow night! Come by the Belmont Light table between 6-8 pm to pick up our 2022 Historical Calendar as well. Event info:
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We are aware of an outage affecting Waverley Square and surrounding areas. We will update once the cause has been identified.
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Belmont Light recently assisted the Payson Park Music Festival with an installation of power at its temporary home, at the green space on the hill above the Underwood Pool. We're proud to be able to help such a tremendous community organization. #belmontma.#publicpower
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The area of the current outage is shown here. We are still investigating the cause but hope to have all power restored shortly.
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From Monday - a large tree fell on Royal Road, taking down a utility pole, electrical, fiber optic, cable, and phone wires. 15 customers in the area of Royal Road and Dunbarton Road were affected, most of which were restored within 1 hour. #belmontma #PublicPower
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We are responding to an outage in the Harvard Lawn area that began at 11:27 a.m. We will update here once we have determined the cause and an estimate for restoration. Thank you for your patience.
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We are making repairs now. We will have the majority of customers back within 30 minutes. The remaining customers will be restored within an hour. Thank you for your patience.
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Although all customers were restored to power by 9:30 pm last night, we are continuing to make repairs on poles and other equipment damaged by yesterday's high winds. #belmontma #publicpower
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Belmont Light is now on Twitter! Follow us for news and updates, plus energy saving tips and community info.
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Whether on the ground or 40 feet up, Belmont Light is keeping our community safe by wearing face coverings and so should you! As a #PublicPower utility, it is our way to make sure #WePowerOn during the COVID-19 health emergency. #belmontma.#CommunityPowered
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For the 3rd time in 4 years, Belmont Light has been awarded the Certificate for Excellence in Reliability by the American Public Power Association! These slides show how we measured up in New England and nationwide. Read more here:
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The cause of this afternoon's outage was #PublicPower Enemy #1. a squirrel. The sneaky critter wandered between 2 phases on Concord Ave., cutting power for over 1,000 customers at 12:23pm. We were able to reenergize about 400 customers at 12:39pm and the remaining 600 at 1:06pm.
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On Friday afternoon, icy conditions caused a car to hit a utility pole on Winter St. No one was injured in the crash, but the pole was left cracked. Belmont Light crews quickly changed out the pole. There was no disruption to electric service as a result. #belmontma #publicpower
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We’re responding to an outage affecting the area around Payson Park and will update once we’re able to assess the situation.
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At this time, all customers have been restored to power. If you are still experiencing problems with your electric service, please call 617-993-2800. Thank you for your patience tonight as we worked through this large outage.
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Due to high winds, we have an outage affecting a large area of town. We are investigating the problem and will update as soon as possible.
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Check out the #brightenbelmont tag from @BelmontRecMA! Since 1898, Belmont Light has been brightening the community as a town-owned utility. We're proud of our history of providing safe, reliable power and we're proud of the cleaner, greener future that Belmont is headed for!
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Why #PublicPower? Because Public Power utilities like Belmont Light give back to their communities more than Investor Owned Utilities in more ways than one. #CommmunityPowered
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With the high winds and rain today, we are receiving numerous calls for downed trees and power lines, like this one on Essex St. We ask that you 1) always assume that downed lines are live and stay as far away as possible. 1/2
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UPDATE: Power has been restored for all customers in the area of Underwood, Trowbridge, and Baker Streets as of 4:30 pm. Thank you for your patience!.
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Although it has been quiet in terms of power outages in Belmont, we are ready to respond to any issues that might arise throughout the duration of the storm and beyond.
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Belmont Light crews have been busy installing new electric service along Concord Ave. for the renovation of @BelmontPD headquarters, including new wiring and a pad-mounted transformer. It's great to see this much-need project progressing!.#BelmontMA #PublicPower #CommunityPowered
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Some additional photos from our cleanup work following #WinterStormRiley. Thank you again to all of you for your patience as we worked to repair damage and get Belmont up and running again. Thank you also to @Belmont_Ma DPW, @BelmontPD, and Belmont FD for their work.
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The newest member of the Belmont Light line crew, Tom, is really for the birds! But we're still giving thanks that he's here. #belmontma #publicpower.@universalhub
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Our crews are hard at work upgrading electric service in Belmont Center. Their work will continue throughout Town as we work to increase reliability and limit service interruptions for all of our customers. #publicpower #belmontma
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We've been continuing our recovery work after a record-breaking storm. Currently, we have 20 customers without power on Royal Road. We expect to have those customers back up within the hour. We will then move on to restoring smaller and individual outages.
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On #LinemanAppreciationDay, we thank the crew of linemen who keep Belmont running and who work day and night, no matter the weather, to give our customers the highest level of service possible. If you have power tonight, #ThankALineman!
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You never know what you'll find replacing LED streetlights! Swipe thru to see the surprise our line workers got when replacing this streetlight on Long Ave. #belmontma #publicpower #buzzbuzz
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We are aware of a large area outage affecting the southern and eastern part of town. We are working on assessing the problem and will update shortly.
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At this time power has been restored for all customers. If you are still experiencing issues with your electrical service, please call 617-993-2800.
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As of 7:00pm tonight, all Belmont Light customers have been restored to full power. If you are still experiencing electrical issues, please call 617-993-2800. Thank you for your patience as we completed our work.
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Getting back into the work week with a look at some recent work, including voltage conversion work on Hamilton Rd., and switching out a transformer on School St. #belmontma #publicpower #communitypowered #linelife
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We are expecting a major snowstorm tonight through tomorrow night. We'll have crews at the ready to respond to any situations that arise throughout the storm. Check Belmont Light's social media and service map for updates if you experience loss of power:
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We're responding to a large area outage between in the Winn Brook area, Channing Rd to Brighton St. We are working to clear outages all across town, so we ask for your patience as we restore power as quickly and safely as possible.
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We have restored power for all customers at this time. If you are still experiencing problems with your electric service, please call 617-993-2800. Thank you for your patience.
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Power has been restored to all customers as of 10:00pm. Thank you for your patience as we worked to repair damage that caused the outage. If you are still experiencing power issues, please call 617-993-2800.
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This morning at 6:23 am, a power outage occurred in the western part of town, including Waverley Sq., McLean, and parts of Belmont Center. The cause was a squirrel contact on equipment. Power was restored for all customers by 7:37 am.
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Happy #PublicPowerWeek! On Thursday, 10/11, we will be at the @BelmontMarket from 2-6 pm in Belmont Center. On Friday, 10/12, we will be at the Beech Street Center at 1:15 pm for an ice cream social. Stop by to find out what it means to be #CommunityPowered! #PublicPower
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UPDATE: Tonight, lighting hit a utility pole, which took out an entire circuit of 500 people. We have made repairs and are currently working to restore all customers to power. This process will take about an hour. We thank you for bearing with us through the rough weather.
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April 18th is #NationalLinemanAppreciationDay, a day to honor the tireless efforts of the line crew of Belmont Light and every utility who continue to power their communities even during these trying times. If you have power today, #ThankALineman. #PublicPower #CommunityPowered
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Photos from our clean up work on Howard Street. #teamworkmakesthedreamwork.#belmontma.#noreaster.#publicpower
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Belmont Light line workers recently completed underground work to cut power to the Viglirolo Rink, allowing for work to begin on the new rink. It was close quarters - notice the high voltage cables covered up to allow the crew to work next to them. #belmontma #PublicPower
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Statement on outages affecting customers during the nights of April 23rd and April 24th. Thank you again for your patience as Belmont Light crews worked to restore power as safely and quickly as possible.
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Happy Chinese New Year to all! May the Year of the Tiger bring you health and prosperity.
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A little rain never hurt anyone! We’re here at the @BelmontMarket until 6 celebrating #PublicPowerWeek. Stop by and stay dry under our tent. #CommunityPowered
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Belmont Light recently aided the @BelmontRecMa in the installation of an AED defibrillator at Payson Park as part of an effort to provide these life-saving devices to parks and playgrounds across Belmont.
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SCAM ALERT: A new scam is targeting Belmont residents claiming to be from Belmont Light and asking for banking info to transfer a refund payment. Belmont Light does not issue electronic refunds, so if you receive such a call, HANG UP! For more, visit:
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This is amazing! 😂.
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Belmont Light was featured in today's @PublicPower Daily for our partnership with @VirtualPeaker on the Peak Rewards Reduction Program! While we are still piloting this program, we hope to have news soon on a full roll out. To read more, click here:
When the temperatures were in the upper 90s and humidity was high during the July 20 weekend, Belmont Municipal Light Department @belmontlight.for the first time tapped an innovative demand response program to lower its load. #PublicPower #Electricity
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Our crews worked quickly to repair damage and set a new utility pole on Mill Street near Stanley Road following an early morning car crash. No outages were reported as a result of the damage.
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Belmont Light line workers responded to School St. near Harvard Rd. for a report of a truck that hit and took down wires. The Operations Team conducted a controlled outage in the area in order to allow line crews to make repairs.
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All customers should now be back to full power. If you are still experiencing issues with your electric service, please call 617-993-2800. Thank you for your patience this morning as we worked through the high winds to make repairs.
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We're here at the Belmont Center Tree Lighting awaiting the arrival of a special guest. Who could it be? #Belmontma
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Today is #LineworkersAppreciationDay! Especially this year, reliability is crucial for Belmont Light and our customers, and our line crew continues to work hard powering the Belmont community. So if you have power today, #ThankALineworker. #belmontma #PublicPower
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