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Power back on after outage that affected 2,600 OTEC members in La Grande

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Source: La Grande Observer

LA GRANDE — About 2,600 customers in La Grande were without power for about 25 minutes on the morning of Nov. 12, according to Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative. The outage was likely caused by high winds in the area, OTEC Communications Manager Shiraz Mukarram said. Linemen were able to quickly troubleshoot the issue and restore power. OTEC restored power to all affected members by 8:28 a.m., according to the cooperative.

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