At 9:22 p.m. Jan. 4, a failed breaker in FKEC's Islamorada Substation caused
a power outage that extended from approximately mile marker 87 down to the
Channel 2 Bridge.
Crews responded immediately and were able to isolate the problem breaker and
re-energize the substation at 10:48. The unaffected distribution lines fed
by the Islamorada substation were re-energized at 10:52.
The feeder line with the failed breaker was then visually inspected by FKEC
crews and no faults were found. After the inspection, power to that line
was rerouted through a different substation and the line was re-energized at
11:33.
The total number of members affected by the outage was 4,980. The line with
the failed breaker serves approximately 1,830 members.
At this time, power on the affected line is still being rerouted while
FKEC's substation crews work to either repair or replace the failed
breaker.
