Massive Power Outage

(IDAHO FALLS, ID)  —  Rocky Mountain Power customers continue to be without power.  As of 8:30am this morning there were 48,806 customers in the dark.  The Utility is saying the outage extends from Rexburg to Shelley.   It has been determined the  outage was at its Blackfoot substation.   They are calling it an Energy Emergency Interruption.  Crews have been dispatched to fix the problem.  Also around 2-thousand Fall River Electric customers in Jefferson and Madison counties do not have power.  That failure is at their Ririe and Rexburg substations and is tied to the Rocky Mountain failure.   Rocky Mountain Power has not given a time for complete restoration

Here is a list of school closures as of this hour:

– Brigham Young University-Idaho until 10:15 a.m.

– Shelley School District

– Firth School District

– Bonneville School District

– West Jefferson School District

– White Pine Charter in Ammon

– Taylor’s Crossing Charter in Ammon

– Odessey Charter in Idaho Falls

– Idaho Falls Head Start

– Rexburg Head Start

– Monarch Daycare

– Lighthouse Montessori

– Jefferson School District

– Madison School District

– Ririe School District

Also, the Cargill Facility in Idaho Fall, the Shelley Senior Center and Upper Valley Industries in Rexburg are closed due to the power outage.   Idaho Falls School District-91 is in session and schools are open as normal.