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Xcel: Around 30,000 Customers Had Their Power Knocked Out

DENVER (CBS4) - Xcel Energy says around 30,000 customers had their power knocked out at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Company officials say power should be restored by around 9:40 p.m., if not sooner. Some customers started reporting their power was restored at around 9 p.m.

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Xcel crews say there is a problem at the Harrison Substation and crews were deployed.

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Xcel says the outage started at the same station where a previous outage stemmed from. Debris blown into the substation was to blame. An investigation is underway into Tuesday night's outage.

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Customers throughout the Denver area including the Park Hill, East Colfax, Cheesman neighborhoods and along Interstate 225 reported power outages.

Very Large Power Outage In Denver Metro Area

Our camera from Lookout Mountain found a patch of darkness because of the power outage.

Posted by CBS Denver on Tuesday, October 16, 2018
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LINK: Xcel Energy Outage Map

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