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Thousands lose power in Grand Valley area due to transmission issues

KKCO 11 News · last updated

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) — About 10,000 members in the Grand Valley Power service area are without electricity due to transmission issues on the power supplier’s transmission system.

UPDATE: As of 7:10 p.m. Sunday, Grand Valley Power said in a Facebook post power had been restored to its customers. If you are still experiencing an outage you can report it through their SmartHub mobile app or call 970-242-0040.

According to Grand Valley Power’s Facebook page, the issue was reported around 4:45 p.m.

Crews have been dispatched and are working to restore power as safely as possible, according to the utility company.

The outage affected parts of the Grand Valley Power service area. The company said updates will be made as soon as they are known.

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