Austin Energy, power outages

Update: 10K Austin Energy customers without power due to high winds as of 7 p.m. Tuesday
Over 24,000 Austin Energy customers were without power at 3 p.m. due to high winds ripping through the city. The utility posted to social media that all available crews were "working as quickly & safely as possible" and were bringing in additional crews to help with the outages.
Austin power outages: Thousands of Austin Energy customers without power due to high winds
Thousands of Austin Energy customers are currently without power. Austin Energy says that its crews are working 24/7 to resolve the outages and restore power. Austin Energy says the outages are being caused by extremely high winds sweeping through the area.
More than 31,000 Austin Energy customers don't have power due to strong winds
About 31,000 Austin Energy customers are without power due to "extremely high winds," the utility says. More than 31,000 Austin Energy customers didn't have power Tuesday afternoon as strong winds blew through the area. Austin Energy officials said the outages may be caused by broken tree limbs and damaged electrical equipment.
Over 31,000 Austin residents without power as winds barrel through Texas
Over 31,000 people are without power as a result of more than 140 active outages at 4 p.m., according to the Austin Energy outage map. The map also says there are 68 hazards in the city at this time as a wind advisory remains in place across the Central Texas region.
Fire in north Austin leads to 400+ Austin Energy customers without power
The Austin Fire Department said a fire in north Austin led to more than 400 Austin Energy customers without power after lines were destroyed by the flames.
Austin Energy preparing for high fire risks in Central Texas
KXAN's Avery Travis and Will DuPree speak with Matt Mitchell with Austin Energy. He talks about the dangers high winds pose to power lines and how easily power outages can occur, as well as how Austin Energy is preparing themselves in the event of a wildfire.
Power outages across Austin ongoing due to extreme wind, damage to system
Some of those wind gusts knocked out power in areas of the city, according to an Austin Energy spokesperson. Two notable outages – one near Clayton Lane and U.S. 290 and another
BLOG: Power outages slam Central Texas due to high winds
Multiple outages were reported in the Central Texas area Tuesday as high winds continue to soar. Austin Energy expects more outages to happen between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. as winds pick up, the agency told KXAN.
Crews battle brush fire in northeast Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — Crews are responding to a brush fire that sparked on Tuesday afternoon in northeast Austin. The fire was reported around 2:30 p.m. on Blue Goose Road near the Austin Community Landfill ...
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