– We must have electricity. There is a new barn with a milking robot and automatic feeding. Bjørne Røseth has had anything but a quiet Christmas. On Christmas Eve, the stream went down on the farm in Dyrvedalen by Bulken in Voss. The message from the power company: – I can’t fix this right away, they said. There was so much heavy snow over the power line, says Rørseth. – It was a bit of a crisis. I can’t milk 40 cows by hand. In order to speed up the milking machine, Røseth had to borrow a private unit via Vonett. The network company has leased them from Jordalen contractor and Flage machine. Photo: Agnieszka Iwanska / news BT was the first to report on Røseth’s story. It could cost several thousands for Rørseth to fix the problem with an aggregate. But far more people may experience losing power in the next few days. Vonett, which is responsible for the regional power grid in Voss and the surrounding area, has sent out a danger warning to its 12,500 customers today. They are asked to prepare for “days” without electricity. On Wednesday evening and night to Thursday, strong winds and gusts of over 40 m/s are expected in parts of Rogaland and Vestland. The weather at Voss is expected to get even worse, the daily leader in Vonett tells news. Photo: Agnieszka Iwanska / news – With this snowfall before Christmas, 3,000 of our customers had power cuts for a short or long time. If this storm turns really crazy, we think there will be a few thousand more. This is what daily leader John Magne Herre tells news. – In 2015, it took a week before the last ones had the electricity back on. There are many cottagers in the area, but we will prioritize permanent residents who do not have an alternative. On Wednesday, Vonett moved the units they have lent out, so that those who were without power on Christmas Eve now have power. In other places too, trees hang across the power lines. Photo: Steinar Lote / news – Then the farmers are given special priority. We know that it is very crazy for them, says Vonett spokesperson Håkon Bø. Among Fagne’s customers in Sunnhordland, approximately 3,300 customers have had power cuts since Christmas Eve. The same applies to 1,200 of Lyse’s customers in Rogaland in the same period. Lyse has introduced “sharp operation” while waiting for the storm. Fagne warns its customers about further power outages as a result of the storm. Also in Trøndelag and Lillehammer There have also been reports of power outages in several places in the country during Christmas. On Christmas Eve, over 900 customers were without power in Vaksdal and Osterøy. 1,400 in Levangernesset in Trøndelag lost power on the night of Christmas Day, according to Trønder-Avisa, and almost 3,000 households in Lillehammer on Boxing Day. It has snowed a lot up in the heights of Western Norway. Here from Sanddalen on Jølster. Photo: Sondre Dalaker / news Only from 9 p.m. on Christmas Eve until Christmas Day did BKK have between 500 and 1,500 customers without power, according to the company. On Christmas Day, it only applies to 60 customers. But the Christmas holidays so far have been hectic, says work planner and fitter Stein Åge Eide. – It is good that so many people show up for work even if they have time off. Fitter Vonen (left) and Eide next to the six-wheeler they have used on assignments. Photo: Steinar Lote / news Increase preparedness news went with Eide on a mission on Wednesday afternoon. A tree had fallen over the power lines in Åsadalen in Stølsheimen in Vik municipality. – There are some distances to cover, and there has not been particularly good weather for flying drones. So it’s on your feet and a six-wheeler with a belt, says energy fitter Ole Henning Vonen. This time it only took a few hours to repair the line using a drone, snowshoes and a chainsaw. BKK also has some emergency generators out, but now things have started to get better, says Sanne-Gundersen. Photo: Steinar Lote / news But BKK is still on alert due to the storm reported in Sunnhordland and Rogaland. – How much Christmas celebration have you had this year? – No, I had Christmas dinner at home. We can be satisfied with that.
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Farmer Bjørne saves the cows with a generator – news Vestland
