MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Mon Power has announced a planned power outage that will affect more than 1,000 customers in Morgantown and Star City next week.
The outage is planned for Tuesday, Nov. 21, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. for work at the Collins Ferry Substation, according to spokesperson Hannah Catlett.
“We had some equipment that was shown as part of our routine inspections; it is worn and needs to be replaced,” Catlett said.
Other impacted locations include Aspen Street, Boyers Avenue, Broadway Avenue, Collins Ferry Road, Congress Avenue, Fairfield Street, Frontier Street, Herman Avenue, Hillview Drive, Lawnview Drive, Mansfield Avenue, Rystan Place, Shady Grove Village, Timberline Apartments, University Commons Drive, University Avenue, Western Avenue, and Woodland Circle.
“They have it scheduled for about three hours, but they’re always going to try to fix that as quickly as possible, especially when it is affecting more than 1,000 customers,” Catlett said.
The planned replacement allows crews to organize the tools and parts needed and quickly complete the work before the part fails. The alternative would be to wait until the part fails and conduct an investigation to determine the cause and remedy before repairs can be made.
“We want to get ahead of the work that needs to be done before it causes more problems for people, and this is a really good example of doing proactive work,” Catlett said.
Customers with questions are asked to call 800-686-0022.