Power restored in Grants Pass | Top Stories | kdrv.com - KDRV
Power restored in Grants Pass | Top Stories | kdrv.com
Update 7/6 at 10:02 p.m.: GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Power has been restored to the area.
JACKSON & KLAMATH COUNTIES, Ore. -- Thousands are without power in Shady Cove and parts of Klamath County, according to Pacific Power's outage map.
In Shady Cove, there are currently 2,688 customers without power, the outage map said. It was first reported at 3:55 p.m. and crews are investigating the cause. They estimate it will be restored before 7 p.m.
In Klamath County, the biggest concentration of power outages is Altamont, with 2,950 customers currently without power. It was first reported at 4:02 p.m. and crews are investigating the cause. They estimate it will be restored before 10:30 p.m.
Sprague River is seeing 523 customers being impacted by outages. The cause is listed as "emergency de-energization." The first report was at 3:57 p.m. and is estimated to be restored before 10 p.m.
In Bly, the power outages are also being caused by emergency de-energization. About 421 customers are impacted and it was first reported at 3:57 p.m. They estimate it will be restored at 10 p.m.
Finally, about 383 customers are being impacted in Beatty. There is no listed cause, with Pacific Power simply noting that there are "multiple outages in the area." It was first reported at 3:41 p.m. and is estimated to be restored before 10 p.m.
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