Thousands of Austin Energy customers affected by outages Friday

Thousands of Austin Energy customers affected by outages Friday

Austin Energy reported outages affecting 7,071 customers mostly in south and southeast Austin.

the recent drought has caused a buildup of dust and pollen on power line insulators. When combined with this morning's drizzle and mist, this creates an electrically conductive slurry that can cause electrical shorts and fires.

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*NOT RELATED TO THE WINTER STORM

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