Brief Scio power outage scheduled Sept. 30 to upgrade substation reliability, safety

BRIEF SCIO POWER OUTAGE SCHEDULED SEPT. 30 TO UPGRADE SUBSTATION RELIABILITY, SAFETY


News Release from Pacific Power
Posted on FlashAlert: September 29th, 2014 10:05 AM
Media hotline: 1-800-570-5838 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 29, 2014

Brief Scio power outage scheduled Sept. 30 to upgrade substation reliability, safety
Early morning work scheduled to minimize inconvenience

SCIO, Ore. - Approximately 1,600 Pacific Power customers in the Scio area will have their electricity interrupted during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 30, while Pacific Power crews upgrade equipment in the Scio substation to make for more safe and reliable system operation.

The outage will begin just after midnight. Sept. 30 and be restored by 4 a.m. or earlier if possible. The entire community of Scio will be affected for this brief time.

"We are working with transportation officials, local law enforcement and major customers in the area to make sure they are prepared and to minimize inconvenience to residents and visitors to the area," said Doris Johnston, regional community manager.

Customers in the affected area have been notified individually about the planned outage and work.

If customers have questions about the planned outage, they can call Pacific Power at
1-888-221-7070. Any outages during that time in other parts of the community should continue to be reported to Pacific Power at 1-877-508-5088.


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