Black Hills Energy cancels Emergency Public Safety Power Shutoff watch
FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - Black Hills Energy has announced that it has canceled its Emergency Public Power Shutoff for select portions of Fremont and Pueblo counties on Feb.25.
Officials say that weather conditions have improved enough to drop the watch.
Black Hills Energy says the watch was issued due to high fire risk expected later this afternoon in Pueblo and Fremont counties.
The watch went into effect at 8 a.m. and was dropped around 2 p.m.
“Safety remains our top priority,” said Campbell Hawkins, vice president of Colorado Utilities. “The combination of high wind speeds and low relative humidity can lead to conditions which make it unsafe to operate the electric grid. It was this combination of factors that prompted today’s Emergency PSPS watch. While conditions have improved and the PSPS watch has now been cancelled, we will continue to monitor conditions to help keep our customers and communities safe.”
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