UPDATE | Power restored to Portage residents, but nearly 1,300 in Michigan City still out

“Two weeks without power was unacceptable, and having unpredictable power is also not acceptable,” he said.

Portage was among the last communities to have its power restored following the Aug. 11 storms.

Gary also experienced a power outage that impacted around 1,700 customers on Thursday.

In a release on Friday, the city said it had not yet been told what caused the outage, or how long full restoration would take. A NIPSCO spokesperson said it restored power to the affected customers by approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Bonta said he would do everything in his power to get information from NIPSCO, which he called, “this company that has such impact on our lives.”

“We appreciate the NIPSCO workers trying to resolve whatever this new problem is now,” Bonta said. “But NIPSCO also as a company must explain fully not just (what) went wrong with our power in Portage today, but transparently explain to our residents what they are doing to ensure steady power consistently in our city going into the future.”