Pacific Power outage on Bend Westside affects nearly 3,000; enhanced safety settings the cause

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)-- Pacific Power sent out a notice around 8 p.m, alerting nearly 3,000 customers about a power outage on Bend's westside, with a familiar cause.

The utility stated the reason for the outage is "enhanced safety settings," which are used to mitigate wildfire risk but make the lines more sensitive to anything touching them.

Pacific Power estimated power could be out until 11:30 p.m. Thursday night. But all but 330 customers had power back before 10 p.m.

KTVZ News is working on learning more and will update you with the latest information as soon as it becomes available.

You can track updates at: https://www.pacificpower.net/outages-safety.html