The cause remains under investigation, but what the Department of Water and power does know is that a really in the electrical transmission line between Southern California and the Eastern Sierra tripped and took power down in the Owens Valley. It’s all back now.
Chris Plakos, DWP Public Information man, said that Bishop, Laws and Big Pine DWP customers were out only momentarily. Power to the south, however, in Independence and Lone Pine was off for about an hour this morning.
The power outage happened at around 6:45 this morning.
Crews at the Gorge went to work immediately to restore electricity after the relay failed. They are still investigating the cause.
About Benett Kessler
Always interested in writing, Benett was the editor of her high school paper, proceeded to the University of Chicago and then out West where she and John Heston formed Eastern Sierra News Service in Inyo County. They fed film to KNXT in Los Angeles and co-wrote and produced the first daily radio news in the Eastern Sierra. Their work ranged from a published news magazine to the first television newscast. They continued to provide videotaped news to KABC and other news outlets. After a seat on the Mammoth Times board and work as newswriter, Benett formed her own company, Sierra Broadcasters and launched an FM radio station, now KSRW and a broadcast television station, KSRW-TV33. The latest addition - Sierrawave.net. Her company motto: Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
If it can happen during the Super Bowl, it can happen anywhere, don’t you think ?
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Ya Big Rick, the kids had Beyonce cranked up to high again!
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