Rocky Mountain Power to turn off power overnight in Ogden Valley

OGDEN, Utah (KUTV) — Thursday night into Friday morning, about 3,500 people in Ogden Valley will be without power for about six hours.

Rocky Mountain Power is shutting off the power for regular maintenance.

A lot of people 2News talked to in the area weren’t aware it was happening. Some were wondering why in the middle of the summer, while others weren’t too worried.

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In Eden, it gets a little cooler than in the valley. Thursday night going into Friday morning, it’s forecasted to be in the 60s and 70s.

One person 2News talked to said many people in the area don’t have air conditioners, because it doesn’t get as hot.

However, it has been warmer lately.

But people won’t have the choice to use AC during the maintenance, because all the power in the area will be off from about 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

“[The maintenance is] to replace what we call a regulator,” said Jona Whitesides with Rocky Mountain Power. “So, when you think about all the appliances you use at home, those have to have proper damage to make sure there’s no damage to them.”

One person 2News talked to who didn’t know about it asked, “Why now?”

“With a regulator, it’s kind of important to get it done right away,” Whitesides said.

Whitesides said they try to be mindful of the weather. He said since this is a substation, they could schedule it at night.

While some people 2News talked to weren’t aware of the outage, others were prepared.

Such as one business, which said they were ready for it.

Whitesides said they notified everyone who will be impacted on Wednesday morning.

“Typically when we have a planned outage, a customer will get either an email, phone call or text depending on how they signed up to receive alerts,” Whitesides said.

Whitesides suggested that people keep their contact info updated so that they don’t miss any alerts.

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