{"id":37407,"date":"2022-11-10T00:40:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T07:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/power-outage-planned-tonight-in-mancos-area\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:37:09","slug":"power-outage-planned-tonight-in-mancos-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/power-outage-planned-tonight-in-mancos-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Power outage planned tonight in Mancos area"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A power outage will affect Mancos and surrounding area from 11:30 p.m. today to 3:30 a.m. Wednesday.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

The Mancos area will lose power tonight as crews reconnect a Mancos substation that has been repaired.<\/p>\n

The outage is planned for 11:30 p.m. Wednesday to 3:30 a.m. Thursday, according to an Empire Electric Association notice. It will affect 1,693 meters in Mancos and surrounding neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

Empire co-op members affected by the power outage have received two phone calls alerting them to prepare for the planned outage. A third call was made today.<\/p>\n

An internal component of the Mancos substation transformer failed on Aug. 4, causing a widespread power outage that affected 1,693 meters in Mancos and the surrounding community.<\/p>\n

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This portable substation was brought in to replace a damage substation in Mancos. The unit has been repaired, and will be hooked back up tonight. (Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Power was restored to most services by that afternoon when EEA crews completed emergency backfeed connections from the East Cortez and Dolores substations.<\/p>\n

All services were restored the morning of Aug. 5 when Tri-State Generation and Transmission completed connection of a mobile substation bypassing the failed transformer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith transformer repairs complete, EEA and Tri-State crews will need to deenergize the mobile substation and reconnect the permanent transformer,\u201d said Empire Electric General Manager Josh Dellinger in the notice. \u201cThis procedure will require a power outage to allow crews to safely perform the work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Information on how to prepare for an outage can be found at eea.coop\/prepare-outage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Empire Electric reminds affected customers that it is important to turn off devices sensitive to power fluctuations before the outage and to use surge protectors to protect electronic devices.<\/p>\n

Before calling EEA, residents should check to reset their circuit breakers if they lack power but see neighbors with power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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