East Carson City power outage affects more than 1,300 NV Energy customers
UPDATE 215PM: Power was fully restored by around 1 p.m., according to NV Energy.
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UPDATE 10:52AM: NV Energy notes on its website that it is re-evaluating the estimated time for power restoration. As of 10:50 a.m., 1,303 customers along the Highway 50 East corridor to Mound House remain without power.
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NV Energy reports a power outage Wednesday morning that has affected 1,303 customers in east Carson City. The outage happened at around 8 a.m.
NV Energy says the outage was caused by damage to NV Energy equipment. The main affected area appears to be in the Highway 50 East corridor off of Asphalt Drive and extends all the way to Mound House. The utility hopes to have the power restored by 10:45 a.m.