New City Electric Switches On Line
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By Sentinel Staff
The City Electric Department staff and Chatham Electric successfully installed new switches early this morning on transmission lines at the Jarvis Street Substation, the electric department said today.
Crews work by moonlight early Friday morning. (Sentinel Photo)
During the work, power was out as announced beyond the 3600 block of HPR and the 1500 block of Sawmill Creek from midnight to 5:20 a.m. today, the electric department said.
Unplanned outages occurred throughout Sitka from 12:14 to 12:59 a.m., and from 1:55 to 2:11 a.m. after electric loads greater than the distribution equipment capacity at Jarvis Street tripped off the system, officials said.
No additional planned electric outages are needed at this time. “We regret any inconvenience this morning’s outage may have caused,” the department said.
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