October 4, 2011 in News

Power restored in Spokane Valley

Power has been restored to an estimated 1,800 Avista customers in Spokane Valley.

According to Avista’s website, there are still a smattering of small outages in the area, including 120 near the Valley, 31 on the North Side and 123 around Hillyard.

At the height of the outage, more than 1,800 people near Spokane Valley were without power.

Seven comments on this story so far. Add yours!

misjustice on October 04 at 7:14 p.m.
Thank goodness my power is still on, I’m in the GU District. Hopefully, power will be restored soon to those affected.
misjustice on October 04 at 8:55 p.m.
Any idea what caused the outage?
A trampoline?
D Statler on October 04 at 8:55 p.m.
I pay extra for this dependable service. These guys need a rate increase for this dependable service. What a GRRRRREAT company :^(
Bruce (aka thatoneguy) on October 04 at 8:59 p.m.
Apparently the plural of Avista is Avista? :-p
misjustice on October 04 at 9:16 p.m.
Thatoneguy, Lol!
KREM 2 reported that “Officials confirm a transformer blew near Freya and Francis around 4 p.m. Tuesday.”
http://www.krem.com/news/local/Transformer-blows-in-northeast-Spokane-1300-without-power-131106638.html
liberal_in_right_wing_land on October 04 at 10:36 p.m.
The Valley…..gross…..is there a way we can give it to Idaho?
jddavis on October 04 at 11:48 p.m.
Look at the bright side—1800 customers will have a lower power bill this month. Possibly Avista selected them randomly for the savings!