Summary
A failed underground cable near the aquatic center plus a protective relay left on wrong settings blacked out the entire townsite for about 90 minutes. Crews fixed four damage points overnight and corrected the relay settings; relays are due for inspection once the new switching station is energized.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents gain a clearer picture of outage causes and the case for replacing aging cable and modernizing relays.
Roughly the entire townsite lost power for about an hour and a half, including critical facilities like the hospital feeder.
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