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High temperatures prompt Bluebonnet to postpone planned outages in Washington County
6/25/2012 1:11:29 PM
For Immediate Release: Contact:Will Holford, (512) 289-5982
Monday, June 25, 2012 Janet Wilson, (512) 750-5483
High temperatures prompt Bluebonnet to postpone planned outages in Washington County
Bastrop – Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative postponed two planned outages Tuesday in western Washington County due to higher-than-normal forecast temperatures. The outages were scheduled so Bluebonnet could complete a system upgrade that will increase the voltage carried through the power lines.
“Planned outages are a necessary part of upgrading our electric distribution system to provide reliable service to a growing number of members,” said Mark Rose, Bluebonnet’s general manager. “But we always monitor the weather, especially during summer months, to make sure planned outages don’t put an unnecessary burden on our members. We decided Tuesday’s temperatures were too hot to go forward with this outage.”
The planned outages were going to affect co-op members in the U.S. 290 corridor between Brenham and Burton.
Bluebonnet will monitor forecast temperatures in the area and will determine when to proceed with this system upgrade and planned outages. No date has been scheduled yet. For more information, go to bluebonnetelectric.coop and click on Planned Outages in the Need to Know section.
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative is one of the largest electric cooperatives in Texas and has been serving its members since 1939. Bluebonnet serves more than 82,000 meters and owns and maintains 11,000 miles of power lines, located across more than 3,800 square miles within 14 Central Texas counties. Bluebonnet’s service area stretches from Travis County to Washington County, and from Milam County down to Gonzales County. For more information about Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, go to www.bluebonnetelectric.coop and follow the co-op on Facebook and Twitter.
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