Apparently, something blew at the Powersite substation above the Powersite Dam (which was also not working at the time). And so, I went on to bed and lay there in the dark wondering when things would get back to 'normal'. About two hours later, the power did come back on as did my air conditioner, so I was able to get some sleep. But as I fell to sleep, my mind pondered the question of out power infrastructure and what sort of shape it was in. Were the problems sporadic and local or were they more widespread? Following is the response I received from Liberty Utilities after I inquired as to the cause of the outage;
From: Doreen Maynard
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2019 10:20 AM
Subject: Outage
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2019 10:20 AM
Subject: Outage
Unfortunately we cannot promise service 24/7 but
when we do experience an outage we respond as quickly and safely as
possible. We did have and issue with a substation, we can’t predict
when this might happen however with the extremely
high heat index we have experienced that may cause extra load on our
equipment. With our lineman responding quickly and our customers
conserving usage we will do our best to make sure outages are as
infrequent as possible.
Thank you
Doreen Maynard
| Liberty Utilities (Missouri) |
Customer Service Rep-Contact Center-SrVAT#123456
While I greatly appreciated the prompt response, I still could not help but be a little troubled. Was the power grid getting a bit old? Was it not able to keep up with the increased loads placed on it by a society that craves electrical devices? It was my sincere hope that Liberty Utilities, a Canadian owned power company, would stay on top of these questions.
