HAYS POST

NORTON COUNTY – Residents of  Norton County are being asked to reduce unnecessary electrical usage today, according to a social media post late Wednesday morning by Prairie Land Electrical Cooperative and Norton County Emergency Management.

From Prairie Land Electrical Cooperative:

“There was an outage last night affecting over 200 members in southwest Norton County.

The primary underground wiring faulted at about 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Service was temporarily re-routed to another circuit to restore power until the problem could be identified and corrected.

Today, extra crews are on site to replace the faulty underground wire and get the affected members back on their assigned circuit as soon as possible.

Since more members are sharing a circuit, we are asking those that are able, to reduce unnecessary usage for the rest of the day. Turn off fans when you leave the room. Unplug electronics you are not using. Set your thermostat a few degrees higher. Use your grill or crockpot instead of the oven. This will reduce your chances of a low voltage situation that may cause breakers to trip.

We’ll let you know as soon as everyone is back on the proper circuit.”