BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC PLANNED POWER OUTAGE
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative members in southern Washington and northern Austin counties will experience temporary power outages Wednesday, April 5, as crews complete an upgrade to electric distribution lines. The upgrade will increase the voltage carried through the power lines and is needed to continue reliably serving a growing number of homes in the area.
Bluebonnet will interrupt power between 9 and 11 a.m. Wednesday to about 345 members in the Phillipsburg and Kenney areas.
“Safety is always our primary concern on any job, especially with the number of crews and trucks it takes to do this system upgrade,” said Matt Bentke, Bluebonnet’s general manager. “We will have more than 100 Bluebonnet employees and contractors, and about 60 vehicles in the area working to complete this conversion with as little impact on our members as possible. We take every precaution possible to make these jobs safe, and ask that residents and business owners in the area be extra cautious and aware of our crews.”
The planned outage will affect members on or near SH 36 South, FM 2754, Tegeler Road, New Wehdem Road, Loop 497, Phillipsburg Church Road, Kiemsteadt Road, Rocky Road, Dabney Road, Sempronious Road, Stern Road, Wonder Road, Church Road, Schroeder Road and Bilski Lane.
Bluebonnet representatives have visited businesses that will be affected by the planned outages. Bluebonnet will also call every residential member who will be affected by the outage to inform them of the day and period of time they will be without power.
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative is one of the largest electric cooperatives in Texas and has been serving its members since 1939. Bluebonnet serves more than 91,000 meters and owns and maintains more than 11,000 miles of power lines, located across more than 3,800 square miles within 14 Central Texas counties. Bluebonnet’s service area stretches from Travis County to Washington County, and from Milam County to Gonzales County. For more information about Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, go to bluebonnet.coop and follow the co-op on Facebook and Twitter.