Xcel: Around 30,000 Customers Had Their Power Knocked Out

DENVER (CBS4) - Xcel Energy says around 30,000 customers had their power knocked out at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Company officials say power should be restored by around 9:40 p.m., if not sooner. Some customers started reporting their power was restored at around 9 p.m.

Xcel crews say there is a problem at the Harrison Substation and crews were deployed.

Xcel says the outage started at the same station where a previous outage stemmed from. Debris blown into the substation was to blame. An investigation is underway into Tuesday night's outage.

Customers throughout the Denver area including the Park Hill, East Colfax, Cheesman neighborhoods and along Interstate 225 reported power outages.

LINK: Xcel Energy Outage Map

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