{"id":158059,"date":"2021-02-21T21:43:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T02:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=158059"},"modified":"2021-02-21T21:43:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T02:43:50","slug":"ore-power-grid-damaged-40000-still-without-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ore-power-grid-damaged-40000-still-without-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Ore. power grid damaged, 40,000 still without power"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fore-power-grid-damaged-40000-still-without-power%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=158059&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2375830\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375830\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2375830 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21049044358646-583x437.jpg\" alt=\"A large tree downed in a weekend ice storm sits atop power lines on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 in Lake Oswego, Ore. Nearly 150,000 customers remained without power Wednesday in and around Portland, Oregon, nearly a week after a massive snow and ice storm swept into the Pacific Northwest, taking out hundreds of miles of power lines as ice-laden trees toppled. (AP Photo\/Gillian Flaccus)\" width=\"583\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A large tree downed in a weekend ice storm sits atop power lines on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 in Lake Oswego, Ore. Nearly 150,000 customers remained without power Wednesday in and around Portland, Oregon, nearly a week after a massive snow and ice storm swept into the Pacific Northwest, taking out hundreds of miles of power lines as ice-laden trees toppled. (AP Photo\/Gillian Flaccus)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:40 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, February 21, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Nearly 40,000 people were without power following the state\u2019s most devastating ice storm in four decades. According to reports on Sunday, Portland General Electric said its power grid sustained its worst damage in history and cut out electricity to more than 350,000 people.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2375831\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375831\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2375831 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21048839815420.jpg\" alt=\"In this photo provided by Chris Moore, a downed tree tangled up with power lines blocks the road leading out of a neighborhood in Lake Oswego, Ore., on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. More than 150,000 customers remain without power in the greater Portland, Ore., region nearly a week after a massive ice storm downed power lines and sent trees crashing onto houses and blocked roads. (Chris Moore via AP)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this photo provided by Chris Moore, a downed tree tangled up with power lines blocks the road leading out of a neighborhood in Lake Oswego, Ore., on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (Chris Moore via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>PGE officials said they had 400 crews working to restore power. They also provided online resources to show restoration times. Additionally, Oregon\u2019s National Guard was deployed to help assist more vulnerable areas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2375832\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375832\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2375832 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21044756315589.jpg\" alt=\"People walk by a collapsed tree in Lake Oswego, Ore., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The tree fell during an ice and snowstorm that left hundreds of thousands of people without power and disrupted travel across the Pacific Northwest region. (AP Photo\/Gillian Flaccus)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2375832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People walk by a collapsed tree in Lake Oswego, Ore., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The tree fell during an ice and snowstorm that left hundreds of thousands of people without power and disrupted travel across the Pacific Northwest region. (AP Photo\/Gillian Flaccus)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the meantime, some residents were able to use their generators while they waited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m able to run heat,\u201d Oregon resident Austin Hoppe said. \u201cYou know, I got a space heater in my house. Thank God we were able to get that generator. But yeah\u2026not a lot of people have that. I went on Facebook Marketplace to try to find one. I mean they\u2019re up there but I think they\u2019re going for a lot of money right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor declared a state of emergency as damage to trees and structures could cause power outages. The state also had to re-assign thousands of coronavirus vaccine appointments.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/3-dead-2-injured-after-shooting-in-la-gun-shop\/\">3 Dead, 2 Injured After Shooting In La. 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