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Pacific Power outage on Bend Westside affects nearly 3,000; enhanced safety settings the cause

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Pacific Power outage located on Westside of Bend; Affecting thousands of customers

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)— Pacific Power sent out a notice around 8pm alerting residents about a power outage on Bend’s westside. The reason for the outage is “enhanced safety settings” which are usually used to mitigate wildfire risk. Pacific power estimates power could be out until 11:30pm Thursday night. KTVZ news is working on learning more and will update you with the latest information as soon as it becomes available.

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