Power Outage in Juneau
A widespread power outage occurred in Juneau on Tuesday at 11 a.m. due to a hydropower failure.
Alaska Electric Light & Power (AEL&P) activated diesel backup generation about an hour later and restored regular hydropower by 2 p.m.
“It’s possible, when we’ve had situations like that, that a tree branch comes into contact with the line and clears or wildlife comes in contact with the line and clears the line,”
said Debbie Driscoll, vice president of AEL&P. The cause of the outage, which occurred on a transmission line south of the city, remains unknown.
- The outage happened between the west terminal near Taku Inlet and the Thane substation.
- Staff patrolled the area but couldn’t identify the cause.
- The transmission line wasn’t damaged.
Recent power disruptions in North Douglas, caused by a squirrel, a tree, and an equipment issue, are unrelated to Tuesday’s outage.
Author summary: Juneau experiences areawide power outage due to unknown cause.