Power outages impact portions of Lancaster, Jefferson and Gage Counties Monday

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Power outages were reported Monday, impacting portions of Lancaster, Gage and Jefferson Counties.

Norris Public Power said they were responding to a “large-scale outage’ in southern Lancaster and northern Gage counties. Its website showed nearly 200 customers were without power as of 10:30am. As of 7:41 p.m., only two customers are without power in Jefferson and Thayer counties.

Lincoln Electric System was working to restore an outage in Lincoln that was generally near O street and east of 84th. As of 5:08 p.m., all LES outages have been resolved.

An earlier outage impacting customers in east Seward had been restored.

Norris PPD said that the ice and wind impacting the area were the likely cause of the outages.

Correction: An earlier version of this story said the number of Norris PPD outages was 25,000. This is the number of customers served.

Ice and wind continue to cause outages in the Norris service area. Crews are working diligently on restoration efforts:https://t.co/82c1GbJnh9 pic.twitter.com/q9DJJJoWqI
— Norris Public Power (@NorrisPPD) November 29, 2022

Crews are responding to a large scale outage in northern Gage and southern Lancaster: https://t.co/82c1GbIPrB pic.twitter.com/JiR1b4UKoU
— Norris Public Power (@NorrisPPD) November 29, 2022

Crews have been dispatched to a power outage in the area of 90th – 128th, A St – Holdrege, impacting approximately 900 customers. Crews are working to identify the cause and restore power as quickly and safely as possible. #PublicPower #Outage
— Lincoln Electric Sys (@LESupdates) November 29, 2022

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