High avalanche danger prevented Alaska Electric Light & Power from going to the site of the outage right after it happened Sunday evening.
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Utility upgrades will knock out power across most of Gustavus
A utility manager says the outage will be disruptive, but allow for an upgrade that improves improves safety and reliability.
Power restored in Selawik weeks after outage, but ‘detrimental’ impacts to water system remains
As local, regional and state officials worked to solve the issue, the community of roughly 800 people was without running water and had to conserve power, relying on back-up generators while power was slowly restored.
Workers continue to address water, power issues 1 week after Selawik outage
The state emergency management department says the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative is working with regional entities on clearing frozen well transmission lines as well as restoring power to parts of the community.
Crews restore power after areawide outage in Juneau
Several people on social media reported seeing sparks and a flash coming from power lines near the downtown waterfront.
Power restored throughout Juneau, but AEL&P says be prepared for more possible outages
An areawide outage occurred at 5 a.m. in Juneau when trees fell on a main transmission line along Thane Road. Power was restored for most areas of town at about 9:30 a.m.
Power is restored for most of Anchorage
Some outages still remain, but those are few and far between. The area’s three power providers are still assessing damage from the quake, which triggered outages for most of Anchorage on Friday.
Power failure hits downtown Juneau
A swath of downtown Juneau went dark for about a half hour on Friday morning. AEL&P blamed the outage on unspecified equipment failure in a feeder circuit.
Small critters take blame for Sunday power outage in Juneau
Debbie Driscoll with Alaska Electric Light and Power Company said the outage lasted for almost an hour.
Hapless Monkey Single-Handedly Triggers Nationwide Blackout In Kenya
A monkey stumbled into the largest hydropower station in East Africa and managed to set off a chain reaction that caused a countrywide blackout lasting more than three hours.