Thousands in Springfield brace for a few more days without power

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — For the second time in just a few months thousands in Springfield are without power.

Crews are working around the clock despite equipment damage at one of City Utilities’ energy centers.

“Making it through each day is really where we’re at right now because it could be a week. Last time it was a week. So it could be a week again. It could be longer,” said Kayla Baker.

She lives outside Springfield city limits. She says she had a bad feeling about Sunday’s storm.

“I looked outside because I heard tree branches hitting our window. I saw a tree next door on top of their house barely hanging on. I was like, yup, yeah, we’re going to be out of power for a while,” said Baker.

This is the second time this year she has gone without power due to severe storms. She says thanks to a propane cook top she feels better prepared to deal with not having electricity.

Springfield City Utilities is working to restore thousands still in the dark.

“Everything has limits. We have a limited amount of generation capability. We have a limited amount of import capability. It all boils down to what our total capacity is to serve,” said Warren Brooks with City Utilities.

He says despite damage to the organization’s infrastructure crews should still be able to restore power in the coming days.

“We don’t think the outage at unit number one at ‘J-Tech’ is going to prevent us from having enough power to serve the city but it all still just boils down to how much can we import, how much we can generate locally,” said Brooks.

“We survived it once so we know what do better than we did the first time. But at the same time, we have four kids at home. Trying to cook dinner and feed a family and all the the things with no air. It’s hotter now. It’s going to get very interesting,” said Baker.

There is no estimated time for repairs in this specific neighborhood. But officials are hopeful that all customers will be restored by Thursday.

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