CASPER, Wyo. –– Nearly 26,000 customers are without power on Thursday in the Casper area in a widespread outage.
Other areas of the state are reporting outages as well, including Buffalo and Gillette. Outages in South Dakota and Utah have also been reported, though it’s unclear if any of them are related at this time.
According to the Rocky Mountain Power map, the outage is affecting Casper and surrounding areas including Mills, Evansville and Bar Nunn. The power went out at around 12:45 p.m.
A social media posted on Facebook by Rocky Mountain Power said the estimated restoration time could be as late as 9:45 p.m. However, as of 1:15 p.m. some customers have reported power returning in parts of Casper. A resident in Evansville told Oil City News that power there has flicked on and off.
Oil City News has reached out to Rocky Mountain Power for more information.
The Natrona County School District posted on social media that schools are currently operating for the school day, but will provide more information if things change.
This story will be updated.
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