3/20/14 - Hundreds of Consumers Energy customers were without electricity yesterday and today after a construction crew damaged an underground power line. According to Consumers Energy Spokeswoman Deborah Dodd, a contracting crew that was not affiliated with Consumers was doing some underground boring on Skyline Drive, near Silver Parkway, yesterday at about 2:00pm. The crew damaged a large 3-phase wire, knocking out power to about 500 Consumers customers, mostly businesses. Consumers was able to restore electricity to about 150 of those customers quickly, but had to work through the night to restore power to the remaining businesses. That job was completed by about 12:55 this afternoon. Dodd says this is longer than expected, since the Consumers crews had to break through concrete to access the damaged wire. She says the cost of the damage is still being evaluated, but the contractor that caused the problem may be liable for damages. (TD)
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