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UPDATE: (APRIL 25, 2024)

The planned outage, originally scheduled to take place April 28, for Boyd County and parts of Holt and Knox counties, is being canceled due to forecasted severe weather conditions.

Crews don’t currently have plans to reschedule this planned outage due to upcoming graduation and holiday weekends and will wait until September to conduct the final planned outage.

Electric customers who would’ve been impacted by the outage are being contacted and notified of the change in plans.

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The second in a series of three planned outages is scheduled for electric customers in Boyd County, as well as parts of Holt and Knox counties, Sunday, April 28 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., to prepare for the replacement of a transformer at the substation serving the area.

The outage will impact Nebraska Public Power District customers in the communities of Butte, Bristow and Lynch, as well as the Village of Spencer and Niobrara Valley Electric Membership Corporation customers in rural Boyd County, northwestern Knox Count, and northern Holt County.

“During the outage crews will be connecting a mobile substation to the system. This will allow crews to safely install the new transformer at the permanent substation and ensure reliable service to the area throughout the summer months,” noted NPPD account manager Brittney Koenig. “I want to thank everyone in the affected areas for your patience and understanding during these outages.”

One more outage will be observed at a later date to return the system to normal operation once the new transformer is installed. Customers will be notified of this time and date when it has been set. NPPD works closely with the impacted public power companies and communities to schedule any planned outages.