Kearny, Hayden, Winkelman to be affected by temporary outage

FLORENCE – The Pinal County Office of Emergency Management has been advised by Arizona Public Service (APS) that the power company will be having a planned power outage this Sunday, April 15.  Pinal County was notified as an advisory but has no actual role or specific details about the work being performed by the utility on its infrastructure.  The purpose in issuing this press release is to increase awareness and alert the public.

Here is the complete advisory from the utility company:

APS Customers to Experience Planned Outage

ALL APS customers in the towns of Kearny, Hayden and Winkelman will experience a short outage on April 15 to accommodate the completion of permanent repairs to the area’s electric infrastructure.

To minimize any customer inconvenience, the outage has been scheduled for the early morning hours of April 15, a Sunday. Expected to last approximately four hours, the outage is scheduled to occur within the 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. timeframe.

The permanent repairs – being made on a line that feeds an APS substation – will help ensure reliable service for APS customers in the area.

Customers with questions can call 800 253 9405

We appreciate your patience, and we thank you for allowing us to be your energy provider.

As a result of this work, APS customers will have to reset clocks and any other household equipment that uses power to keep time (landscape systems, answering machines, some water softeners, etc.).

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