STAMFORD, CT — Stamford residents may notice a helicopter flying overhead within the next few days, however there is no reason to be alarmed, according to Eversource. The company sent out a notice this week that it is conducting aerial inspections of high-voltage electrical equipment on rights of way throughout Connecticut.
The work involves the use of a helicopter equipped with heat-sensing, infrared scanning technology which can detect potential equipment issues before they occur, according to a statement from Eversource.
"This semiannual inspection is an important part of the company's ongoing commitment to providing reliable electric service," company officials said in a statement.
The helicopter is blue and silver with the number N1431W on the tail.
The aerial inspections begin Friday and continue through Feb. 28. Flights will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting, officials said.
The helicopter will fly over utility rights-of-wa y in Stamford, as well as the following communities:
Andover, Beacon Falls, Berlin, Bethany, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bloomfield, Bozrah, Branford, Bristol, Brookfield, Brooklyn, Canton, Chaplin, Cheshire, Chester, Columbia, Coventry, Danbury, Darien, Deep River, Durham, East Granby, East Haddam, East Hartford, East Haven, East Lyme, East Windsor, Ellington, Essex, Farmington, Franklin, Glastonbury, Granby, Greenwich, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Hampton, Hartford, Harwinton, Hebron, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Litchfield, Lyme, Manchester, Mansfield, Meriden, Middlebury, Middlefield, Middletown, Milford, Monroe, Montville, Naugatuck, New Hartford, New Milford, Newington, Newtown, North Branford, North Stonington, Norwalk, Old Saybrook, Orange, Oxford, Plymouth, Pomfret, Portland, Putnam, Redding, Ridgefield, Rocky Hill, Roxbury, Salisbury, Shelton, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stamford, Suffield, Thomaston, Thompson, Wallingford, Washington, Waterbury, Waterford, Wa tertown, Westport, Wethersfield, Wilton, Windham, Windsor, Wolcott, Woodbridge and Woodbury.
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