Brief Scio Power Outage Tuesday Morning to Upgrade Substation Reliability, Safety

Approximately 1,600 Pacific Power customers in the Scio area will have their electricity interrupted during the early morning hours on Tuesday, while Pacific Power crews upgrade equipment in the Scio substation to make for more safe and reliable system operation.

(SCIO, Ore. ) — Approximately 1,600 Pacific Power customers in the Scio area will have their electricity interrupted during the early morning hours on Tuesday, while Pacific Power crews upgrade equipment in the Scio substation to make for more safe and reliable system operation.

The outage will begin just after midnight, and be restored by 4:00 a.m. or earlier if possible.

The entire community of Scio will be affected for this brief time.

"We are working with transportation officials, local law enforcement and major customers in the area to make sure they are prepared and to minimize inconvenience to residents and visitors to the area," said Doris Johnston, regional community manager.

Customers in the affected area have been notified individually about the planned outage and work.

If customers have questions about the planned outage, they can call Pacific Power at 1-888-221-7070.

Any outages during that time in other parts of the community should continue to be reported to Pacific Power at 1-877-508-5088.