South Kachemak Bay outage

KBBI | By Chloe Pleznac

Published October 7, 2020 at 9:09 AM AKDT

Homer Electric Association crews responded to a power outage affecting 613 members across Kachemak Bay on Monday.

The outage started at 7:17 p.m., and at approximately 8:26 p.m., HEA Operations was able to isolate the outage to a section of power line between Six Mile and MacDonald Spit. The power was restored to all but 44 members by placing them on remote generation.

Due to darkness, the HEA crew flew over at first light on Tuesday and discovered a tree had fallen onto the power line. By 10:45 a.m., the line crew had made final repairs and power was restored to the remaining 44 members.

Remember to stay away from downed power lines, which may still be energized, and call HEA at 888-868-8243 or 911 to report it immediately.

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Chloe Pleznac

Chloe was born and raised in Homer, Alaska and began volunteering at KBBI in 2016. She came on as a Morning Host in January 2019. With a background in marketing and education, Chloe is honored to be working for an organization that is so actively involved in the community. A graduate of Homer High School, she is a current student at the University of Alaska Anchorage, where she studies history and politics.

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