Update: Power restored in south Salem after PGE substation equipment failure
Power was restored to nearly 12,000 PGE customers in south Salem around 7:15 p.m. on May 24, after going out around 2:49 p.m. in the 97306 Zip code and impacting traffic lights, businesses and residences.
The outage was caused by equipment at a substation located at Commercial St SE and Barnes Ave SE, just north of Kuebler Blvd, said PGE spokesperson Elaina Medina.
The outage initially affected 9,191 customers. As of 5 p.m., nearly 1,800 were without power.
Capi Lynn is a senior reporter for the Statesman Journal. Send comments, questions and tips to her at clynn@statesmanjournal.com, and follow her work on X @CapiLynn and Facebook @CapiLynnSJ.
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