Power Outage
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Updated: 3:50 PM May 15, 2008
Power Outage
15,700 customers in Sparks, Spanish Springs, and Sun Valley lost power for about an hour Thursday afternoon. The power failure originated at a Spanish Springs sub-station at 2:30pm.
Posted: 2:57 PM May 15, 2008
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15,700 customers in Sparks, Spanish Springs, and Sun Valley lost power for about an hour Thursday afternoon. The power failure originated at a Spanish Springs sub-station at 2:30pm.

Sierra Pacific utilized alternate circuits to restore power while they replaced the failed parts at the sub-station.

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Posted by: S Location: Spansih Springs on May 16, 2008 at 02:33 PM

Our power was not out for one hour - it was out for twelve!
Posted by: Jessica Location: Sparks on May 15, 2008 at 03:11 PM

I was at the grocery store when it went out.. Kinda spooky. You never realize how many lights they have on in there, till there is no light.
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