Austin Energy crews are still working to restore power to residents following the recent ice storm in Central Texas, says the city.
The utility is warning residents that restoring power to a single circuit could be a multi-day effort due to equipment possibly being in hard-to-reach areas like a greenbelt or buried under extremely heavy debris. One example of this is a 500-foot steel communications tower that crashed down on a three-phase distribution line, four spans of wires and five power poles. Repairing this site alone will take several days.
Crews may be knocking on residents’ doors in order to access Austin Energy equipment, such as energy equipment in a backyard or a utility easement located on a resident’s property. Austin Energy personnel will be clearly identifiable with badges and in Austin Energy vehicles. People are asked to work with them on allowing access as needed.
Austin Water continues to ask customers to conserve water to reduce demand on the system while the utilities work through intermittent power outages. As of Saturday morning, 74 traffic signals remain dark due to ongoing power outages. Austin Transportation Department crews are working in the field to reset dark traffic signals back into operation when power is restored, and they will continue their work until signals are fully operational.
My 85 year old father is still without power. 4 days now. Ridiculous.
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