OBX blackout update: 3 power cables cut, could take 2 weeks to repair, evacuation continues
July 31, 2017 by admin
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Utility officials said on Sunday that the reason for the mass blackout on the Outer Banks was a construction company damaging not one but three power cables and that it could take from 1-2 weeks to fully restore power.
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Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) said in updates on Facebook Sunday that it ran tests on its other two cables that showed all three transmission cables “have been compromised” leading to the blackout that has left thousands without power and forced visitors to leave the islands.
CHEC crews are working toward two solutions for transmission restoration. The first solution is to continue excavating the damaged cables and work to splice them back together; repairs have already begun on the first excavated cable. The second solution is to build a new overhead transmission line that would run from the south end of the Bonner Bridge to meet the cooperative’s existing overhead transmission line. CHEC said they will actively pursue both of these solutions until it is clear which of these will provide the fastest and safest option for a full repair.
