Rain Causes Numerous Outages Over the Weekend

7/19/2010

Several areas on the Kenai Peninsula, this weekend, suffered disruptions in their electrical service. Homer Electric Association spokesman Joe Gallagher said the disruptions were caused by the rain.

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He said the first outage was at 7 a.m. on Sunday, on Miller Loop in Nikiski, affecting about 138 people. Power was restored at about 12:30 p.m. Another outage occurred at 12:30 p.m., in Soldotna, near the intersection of Marydale and the Kenai Spur. Some businesses were affected. Power was restored at 5:30 p.m. In the Kasilof area, HEA members experienced blinks, where the electricity would briefly shut down and then restore itself. Gallagher said this affected about 3,700 people on Sunday afternoon.

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HEA urges members to call them when they experience an outage at 1-888-8OUTAGE.