WINTERY WEATHER CAUSES SOME POWER OUTAGES

Social Media is PERFECT for keeping customers updated about outages.  Yes, we know customers without power obviously cannot get online - but their family and friends can.  Plus many of the cell phones today are equipped with data plans and those phones can accept Twitter or FaceBook updates quite easily. 

PRESS RELEASE - OCTOBER 22, 2009 - 11:00 A.M.
Dawson Public Power District crews are busy restoring power to customers throughout their territory. Isolated outages have affected about 500 customers between North Platte and Smithfield. In many cases the outages have been caused by trees breaking under heavy snow and ice, sending branches through power lines.

Larger-scale outages have been reported at Bullhead Point at Johnson Lake and in a rural area south of Maxwell.

Ice and tree problems have also caused lights to blink in some areas.

“If you are experiencing blinking lights, we suggest that you unplug sensitive electronics. Report any outages by calling 800-752-8305 or 308-324-2386,” instructs Marsha Banzhaf, Public Relations Coordinator.