If you’re wondering why you couldn’t turn on your lights, toast your bagel, or straighten your hair this morning, you’re not the only one.
Thousands of community members and university students were without power earlier today. The outage started at approximately 8:45 a.m., spanning over downtown Eugene, the South University neighborhood and parts of campus.
Although EWEB does not know specifics as to why power was suddenly lost over such a large area, but company spokesperson Joe Harwood said a witness reported spotting a large bird jumping from a nest on a large power line in Alton Baker Park. The specific transmission line feeds power to the Willamette Substation, which powers both downtown and the University area.
Power was restored at approximately 10 a.m.
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Campus power restored after morning outage
April 27, 2011
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