Generator failure causes power outage

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JUNEAU - Parts of downtown, Douglas and the Valley lost power at about 7 p.m. Wednesday after a generator at the Snettisham hydroelectric site tripped off line, Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. reported.

Generator failure causes power outage 040909 REGIONAL 2 Juneau Empire JUNEAU - Parts of downtown, Douglas and the Valley lost power at about 7 p.m. Wednesday after a generator at the Snettisham hydroelectric site tripped off line, Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. reported.

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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Story last updated at 4/9/2009 - 9:23 am

Generator failure causes power outage

Juneau Empire

AEL&P spokesman Scott Willis said the generator shut down because of a mechanical failure. The company turned on a backup generator and Willis said full power was restored to the city minutes after the outage. The company is looking into the cause of the generator failure.

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