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St. Thomas-St. John Power Outage Update

UPDATE:

Progress continues with stabilizing the power plant and bringing additional units online, including Unit 27. Portions of the following feeders have been restored:10B, 9B, 5A, 6B, and 8B.

UPDATE:

WAPA Plant personnel have made progress in stabilizing the power plant and have restored portions of Feeders 10B, 9B, and 5A. As the team continues to be cautious during restoration, please note that power may not be stable until full generation is brought back online at the Randolph Harley Power Plant. In the event that sufficient power is not brought online, customers can expect a 2-hour rotation.

EARLIER:

Following significant restoration progress earlier this evening, St. Thomas and St. John is experiencing another district-wide service interruption due to the loss of generation at the power plant. Plant personnel are actively assessing the situation and working to safely restore generation capacity and return customers to service as quickly as possible, WAPA said.

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