A downed power line caused some north Richland residents to lose power Friday morning.
The outage also affected some street and traffic lights along George Washington Way, city officials reported. Line crews restored power to all customers by 11:45 a.m., the city reported.
A downed line caused a temporary power outage for 14,000 Puget Sound Energy customers in Thurston County Wednesday morning.
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RICHLAND -- Richland crews worked through the night to restore power to customers, said Richland city utility officials Wednesday morning.
Five homes remain without power, and the city said it will reconnect service after repairs are done on the homes.
Four line crews continued distribution system repairs Wednesday, including fixing street lights.
A fire that took out power lines and blew a transformer in Boise Tuesday morning started when Ada County Highway District worker’s used thermal torches to perform road maintenance, according to Craig Quintana of the ACHD.
The Bureau of Land Management has finished a draft environmental study for a proposed 230-kilovolt transmission line from Grant County to near Selah that could cross part of Benton County.
The new line would start at the Bonneville Power Administration's Vantage substation just east of Wanapum Dam and go primarily south until it turns west near the southern portion of the Yakima Training Center and goes to the Pomona Heights substation east of Selah.
The project is proposed by Pacific Power to continue efficient service to the Yakima Valley. The draft study is posted at tinyurl.com/beu274v.
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