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RPU reporting thousands of customers without power early Wednesday morning

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ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) — Power was restored to the thousands of Rochester Public Utilities (RPU) customers who experienced a power outage early Wednesday morning

According to RPU, four outages were reported at 2:29 a.m.

As of 4:20 a.m. Wednesday morning, the RPU map shows there are no current outages in the Rochester area.

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ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Thousands of Rochester Public Utilities (RPU) customers are in the dark due to power outages in various parts of Rochester.

According to RPU, four outages were reported at 2:29 a.m. Wednesday in the northeast, historic southwest, southeast, and Peace Plaza areas.

The largest outage is impacting nearly 2,100 customers.

More than 5,900 total customers across the city are without power at this time. All outages are listed as unresolved by RPU.

Right now, no word on when the power will be restored.

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