Suspected drunk driver crashes into central Greeley power pole, sparks massive overnight outage
The outages affected
Myers said it may have been a little cold at the start of school, but heaters were working for a couple of hours before school began.
Xcel spokeswoman
"As our crews were repairing the transmission part, it affected substations and knocked out power to other customers -- it all stems from the car crash," Aguayo said.
More than 800 of the 1,300 customers impacted by outages were near
Outages extended west and south as far as
About 70 customers were impacted by another outage a few blocks north of
Another 600 were impacted by an outage at
Given negative temperatures Thursday morning, the power outage had the potential to be incredibly impactful.
Aguayo said restoring power quickly and safely is always Excel's top priority.
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