Thousands without power Sunday night
Thousands of homes were without power Sunday night after winter storms hit the area hard, Northern Lights Inc. officials said, adding that crews worked tirelessly to restore electricity to Bonner County residents north of Ponderay.
Power outages are very common for Bonner County during winter storms, and engineering and operations manager Kristin Burge said crews were dealing with many issues due to the cold snap, followed by the freezing rain.
“These situations are generally caused by ice- or snow-loaded trees failing and making contact with our power lines,” she said. “These occurrences tend to be isolated and only impact a single or a handful of services, and result in an outage lasting a couple of hours.”
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