UPDATE: Power mostly restored for over 3,100 Rocky Mountain Power customers
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UPDATE:
IDAHO FALLS — Power has been mostly restored for more than 3,100 Rocky Mountain Power customers.
The outage occurred about 8:30 p.m. and impacted customers in Lewisville, Menan, Roberts, Rigby and Idaho Falls.
A company employee tells EastIdahoNews.com the outage was caused by a fallen tree that hit a power line. There are still apparently a small number of outages in Ucon.
Several hundred customers in the Preston area are impacted as well.
All power is expected to be fully restored by 12:30 p.m. Sunday. It was originally supposed to be restored by 1:30 a.m.
ORIGINAL STORY:
IDAHO FALLS — Approximately 3,100 Rocky Mountain Power customers are in the dark Saturday evening.
Customers in Lewisville, Menan, Roberts, Rigby and Idaho Falls are affected by the outage. Electricity went out around 8:30 p.m. and is estimated to be restored by 1:30 a.m., according to Rocky Mountain Power’s website.
The cause of the outage is under investigation.
EastIdahoNews.com will update this story when we learn more.