Rocky Mountain Power has spread the word and urged Uintah County residents and businesses to be prepared. A planned outage is taking place tonight
from midnight until 5:00am
in order to complete a necessary replacement of a three pole transmission structure that was vandalized by gun fire. The outage will affect all Rocky Mountain Power customers within Vernal, Naples, and the surrounding Uintah County area. “We urge any customer who will be using any type of back-up power, to isolate their power source from the utility electrical system to avoid back-feed onto Rocky Mountain Power facilities as this can cause a very dangerous and unsafe condition,” shares the announcement. “Additionally, we urge those driving during the outage times to take extra caution, especially at intersections as there may be no traffic signals in operation.” Rocky Mountain Power has promised to restore the power as quickly as possible. Spread the word to neighbors, family, and friends so all have a chance to prepare.
