[Topspinmo]

11:21 pm. Get ready for bed and wham! Fumbling around for flash light . No power outside far as far as I can see? Drunk hit high power lines?

[Sandtrap328]

Where was this power outage? I live in Glenbrook and there was no outage. How long did it last?

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

11:21 pm. Get ready for bed and wham! Fumbling around for flash light . No power outside far as far as I can see? Drunk hit high power lines?

No above ground power lines in The Villages from what I've heard, except for the high power transmission lines; hard for a drunk to knock one of those structures down; how about a transformer fail?

[graciegirl]

Sometimes power is interrupted for a short time when "they" are attaching power lines to new areas.

[NotFromAroundHere]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Sometimes power is interrupted for a short time when "they" are attaching power lines to new areas.

Sounds like poor planning on the part of the developers...

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by NotFromAroundHere

Sounds like poor planning on the part of the developers...

How so?

[villagetinker]

With regard to "poor planning", there are times when it is not safe to work on energized facilities, and the equipment must be de-energized to make changes or repairs. I have personal experience in this area, as I worked for an electric utility for 40+ years.
From what I have seen SECO does a very good job of keeping the lights on, but they are dependent on the overhead based supplies fro Duke and Florida Power, there are no power plants in The Villages.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

How so?

I think your chain was being pulled, GG.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by CFrance

I think your chain was being pulled, GG.

Oh.