The switch box that was overgrown with vegetation that led to a brief power outage Friday morning in the Dalton Ranch subdivision.
The switch box that was overgrown with vegetation that led to a brief power outage Friday morning in the Dalton Ranch subdivision.Courtesy of La Plata Electric Association

An accumulation of vegetation in a switch cabinet gathered enough moisture to affect the equipment, agency spokeswoman Indiana Reed said.

A crew found the problem and had power back on at 9:16 a.m., Reed said.

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