TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Florida State University officials are addressing Monday\u2019s stadium power outage that delayed the Noles\u2019 game nearly two hours.<\/p>\n
The outage was due to the failure of a 1200-amp main breaker at University Center C (UCC), according to the university. <\/p>\n
The breaker failure resulted in a widespread power outage that impacted HVAC systems communications infrastructure and associated building systems with UCC, the university said. <\/p>\n
While crews worked to restore power, they determined an underlying electrical fault within the switchgear system caused the breaker to fail \u201cbeyond repair,\u201d according to FSU. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe breaker could not be safely restored to service and the associated electrical gear sustained damaged requiring complete replacement,\u201d a Tuesday statement read. <\/p>\n
A video circulating on social media claimed the outage stemmed from a car crashing into a power box. <\/p>\n
Officials say that video shows an old incident and is unrelated to Monday\u2019s outage. <\/p>\n
FSU electrical staff were able to modify the electrical distribution to restore essential services.<\/p>\n
Monday\u2019s game against SMU kicked off at 9:15 p.m., hours after the original 7:30 p.m. start time. <\/p>\n
The power outage is still impacting UCC, the university said. Classes held in that building are being held remotely. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur Facilities teams remain focused on business continuity and restoration efforts,\u201d the statement read. \u201cThe electrical system in the UCC building must be rebuilt. As that process continued, a generator is enroute and will be installed so that there may be continuity of operations for classes and offices in UCC.\u201d <\/p>\n
The university said no other buildings or student housing complexes were impacted by the outage.<\/p>\n
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