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June 8, 2010 in City
Blown fuse left nearly 6,000 without power early today
The Spokesman-Review
Nearly 6,000 Avista Utilities customers were without power this morning when fuses blew at a substation near Francis Avenue and Cedar Street on the North Side of Spokane.
Anna Scarlett, an Avista spokeswoman, said fuses were replaced shortly after the 5:13 a.m. outage. About half of the services were restored by 6 a.m. The rest of the customers were back on line by 6:42 a.m., Scarlett said.
The cause of the damage was not determined, although Avista workers suspect an animal may have triggered the outage.
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lewis8457 on June 08 at 11:20 a.m.
yes no power, I lay in bed thinking I pitty those poor people that are trying to get ready for work. But Avista was on the money power came on in less then 5 minutes.
Dan_at_Avista on June 08 at 12:05 p.m.
Lewis, good to hear. A lot of the time, we can re-route power through other areas to avoid the down/outage area and get you back on quick - but unfortunately, that does leave people with no excuse not to go to work.
The smart grid work we’re doing this year will allow us to isolate outages even better and re-route power automatically, saving customers time.