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Power restored in NE Cedar Rapids, Marion

Posted on Oct 30, 2009 by Admin.

alliantPower has been restored after an hour long outage that affected around 5,600 customers in Northeast Cedar rapids and Marion shortly before 3 p.m.

According to Alliant Energy, a down power line caused the outage, likely due to the high winds this afternoon.

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One Response to “Power restored in NE Cedar Rapids, Marion”

  1. HokeyPokey

    30. Oct, 2009

    Last year Alliant sent a letter to Marion customers apologizing for the number of power outages we experience — something about the grid being overextended and out of date. A little rain, wind, ice or snow often knocks us out. Frustrating.

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