Los Alamos utility customers on Circuit 16 are experiencing an outage that began shortly after 9:00 am. Circuit 16 includes the Barranca Mesa area near Barranca Elementary and Loma Escolar. About a dozen customers are affected. The outage was caused by a contractor hitting a power line and is expected to be resolved by 10:30 am.
Los Alamos utility customers in White Rock also experienced an outage early this morning that affected 54 customers. Crews responded at 7:33 am and power was restored to all customers by 8:30 am. The cause is currently unknown.