PUC say the outage was caused by a bird coming in contact with their high-voltage equipment at one of their transformer stations
7:50 a.m. update:
Power is now restored to all 11,000-plus customers, according to PUC’s outage map. PUC say the outage was caused by a bird coming in contact with their high-voltage equipment at one of their transformer stations.
Original story:
Over 11,000 Saultites are without power this morning.
PUC’s outage map shows 11,812 customers are experiencing an outage.
It started at 6:26 a.m.
The utility does not yet know the cause.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.