New Year’s Eve Outage
Sangre De Cristo Electric Association is reporting that 6,109 consumers from Centerville to Lake County, including Buena Vista, were affected by a New Year’s Eve power outage. At about 9:50 pm an apparent microburst blew down two transmission towers owned by Xcel Energy that deliver power to Sangre De Cristo Electric’s substations. Xcel Energy sectionalized the transmission line to restore power. Sangre De Cristo Electric restored power at two substations by 10:52 pm, and a third substation was restored by 11:15 pm.
