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Power outage puts Monroe
A transformer on Grant Avenue's substation was blown, leaving part of Corvallis without power
The Daily Barometer
Issue date: 5/25/07 Section: News
On Wednesday night, the Monroe Avenue area was operating in darkness as the electrical power went out.
Pacific Power spokeswoman Bekki Witt said the outage was caused when a Grant Avenue substation transformer blew out.
"It looks like they just had a piece of equipment fail, it happens sometimes," Witt said.
The transformer went out around 9:52 p.m., leaving 4,928 customers
without power.
Jessica Norman, a freshman in business administration, was at the gym when she received text messages saying her house had no power.
"I decided to wait for the power to come back before driving home," Norman said.
Other students adapted to not having power.
"During the blackout we lit candles and had a bonfire," said Rachel Young, a sophomore in graphic design.
The power from N.W. 15 Street to N.W. 26 Street was out as well. The effects of the outage were felt on streets as far as N.W. Terrace Green Place and N.W. Grant Circle. Local businesses on Monroe Avenue were in the dark as well.
Students doing homework also had to adapt.
"I was trying to do my math homework assignment online until the power out, so we had to use a flashlight and my book," said Whitney Humphrey, a freshman in biology.
Others took the opportunity to play pranks students.
"I was at McMenamins and everything shut down, all the lights went off," said Britten Enkelis, junior in natural resources. "I headed back to my house and I walked around scaring people in the dark, while waiting for the power to come back online."
By midnight, 2,400 were still left with out power. The power was later restored at 12:17 a.m.
Pacific Power spokeswoman Bekki Witt said the outage was caused when a Grant Avenue substation transformer blew out.
"It looks like they just had a piece of equipment fail, it happens sometimes," Witt said.
The transformer went out around 9:52 p.m., leaving 4,928 customers
without power.
Jessica Norman, a freshman in business administration, was at the gym when she received text messages saying her house had no power.
"I decided to wait for the power to come back before driving home," Norman said.
Other students adapted to not having power.
"During the blackout we lit candles and had a bonfire," said Rachel Young, a sophomore in graphic design.
The power from N.W. 15 Street to N.W. 26 Street was out as well. The effects of the outage were felt on streets as far as N.W. Terrace Green Place and N.W. Grant Circle. Local businesses on Monroe Avenue were in the dark as well.
Students doing homework also had to adapt.
"I was trying to do my math homework assignment online until the power out, so we had to use a flashlight and my book," said Whitney Humphrey, a freshman in biology.
Others took the opportunity to play pranks students.
"I was at McMenamins and everything shut down, all the lights went off," said Britten Enkelis, junior in natural resources. "I headed back to my house and I walked around scaring people in the dark, while waiting for the power to come back online."
By midnight, 2,400 were still left with out power. The power was later restored at 12:17 a.m.
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Donna
posted 5/29/07 @ 5:16 PM PST
Geesh, it was not that long ago that the same Grant Street Substation was down for an extended amount of time (thanks to Rocky the Squirrel). As one of the resident's who was directly affected by both outages it makes me wonder what condition this substation is actually in and whether there needs to be some upgrades. (Continued…)
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