By MIKE COURSON Great Bend Post

Warm weather on the horizon will mean increased power usage. To accommodate that need, the city of Hoisington is planning for a brief outage on Friday, March 17 as city crews repair an electricity substation in town. The outage is planned for 1 a.m. and should last approximately three hours. Dustin Colston, a lineman for the city, explained why the repairs are needed.

"Our main substation for town has a couple of broken pieces in it that are preventing us from being able to generate properly," he said. "With the springtime coming and our load going up, our power plant wouldn't be able to power our town in case of an emergency. We'd have too much load for the route we're currently taking."

The outage is expected to affect all utility customers except Clara Barton Hospital, Roto-Mix, the elementary schools, and a small circuit in town. Those with medical conditions that require overnight power should prepare accordingly. In the event of inclement weather, including severe cold, an approaching storm, or high winds, the repairs will be moved to Wednesday, March 22.

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 </figure>By MIKE COURSON Great Bend PostWarm weather on the horizon will mean increased power usage. To accommodate that need, the city of Hoisington is planning for a brief outage on Friday, March 17 as city crews repair an electricity substation in town. The outage is planned for 1 a.m. and should last approximately three hours. Dustin Colston, a lineman for the city, explained why the repairs are needed."Our main substation for town has a couple of broken pieces in it that are preventing us from being able to generate properly," he said. "With the springtime coming and our load going up, our power plant wouldn't be able to power our town in case of an emergency. We'd have too much load for the route we're currently taking."The outage is expected to affect all utility customers except Clara Barton Hospital, Roto-Mix, the elementary schools, and a small circuit in town. Those with medical conditions that require overnight power should prepare accordingly. In the event of inclement weather, including severe cold, an approaching storm, or high winds, the repairs will be moved to Wednesday, March 22.

Hoisington planning for brief power outage on March 17