Power outage affects thousands in central and northern Wyoming

Converse Co., Wyo. — Nearly 60,000 customers are without power Thursday afternoon in much of Casper and central Wyoming area.

It began around 12:45 affected parts of Casper, Mills, Evansville, Glenrock, Douglas, Sheridan, Buffalo, and more.

Power came back on briefly for some areas before going to black once again.

A reason for the outage has not been confirmed but Wyoming News Now is investigating reports of a fire at or near a power plant in Glenrock. The Natrona County Fire District says the possible cause is centered around a fire at the Dave Johnson Power Plant, with Glenrock Volunteer Fire Department en route at the plants request.

On a social media post, Rocky Mountain Power estimates power to be restored in full by 9:45pm.