Consumers Energy cites “equipment failure” for Branch County power outages - WTVB
Consumers Energy cites “equipment failure” for Branch County power outages | WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – Over 3,500 Consumers Energy customers east of Coldwater lost their power early Friday morning and the utility said on their web site that “equipment failure” caused the outages.
The lights went out at about 12:18 a.m. on Friday morning.
Consumers Energy spokesperson Josh Paciorek says, “The cause of the outage is equipment failure at a distribution transformer bank at one of our substations. A mobile transformer will be installed as crews work on repairing the issue. We appreciate our customers’ patience and understanding as crews restore power as quickly as possible.”
Consumers is now estimating on the outage page of their website that it will be midnight Friday night before power is restored.
Those without power represent almost 21 percent of the number of Consumers Energy customers in Branch County.
Consumers Energy outage area in eastern Branch County as of 11:08 a.m. 9/1/2023
The area affected by the outages in Branch County is from I-69 east to near the Branch-Hillsdale County line and between East Girard and East Central Roads.
It includes the village of Quincy and the entire Marble Lake chain.
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