by Matt Hughes
J-E News Editor
At approximately 8:30 a.m. this morning, Monday, January 6, 2014, residents of Providence got a bitter reminder of what life was like during the 2009 ice storm when the power unexpectedly went out.
Power was on and off for about an hour before being restored for what authorities hope is for good.
According to a source with Providence Light and Water, a breaker at the substation on Noble Alley, just off of Cedar Street failed this morning. After a number of attempts to return the breaker to service, resulting in the off-again-on-again power some residents noticed, crews switched service to a backup breaker.
Kentucky Utilities has been contacted and is dispatched a crew to replace the failed breaker. The backup breaker that is in service now should sustain power to residents until the work is completed.
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At about 8:30 a.m., the electric service to part of Providence went down.
City crews were working on the substation near Cedar St. At this time there is no word on when power will be restored or how many customers are without power.
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