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CORelectricDept

  1. Power has been restored to Everest Circle.
  2. Power has been restored to the West end of town.
  3. Power outage on Everest Circle.
  4. Power outage on West end - Whippoorwill, Newridge, Normandy, and side streets.
  5. City of Oak Ridge offices will be closed Friday, December 23 and Monday, December 26 for the Holiday. For Power emergencies, call 425-1803.
  6. System has been damaged by tree near 1000 West Outer. Emergency repairs will start soon, and result in a power outage lasting one hour +/-
  7. An outage caused by a tree trimming accident occurred just before 12:45 pm. All customers should be back on shortly. No one was hurt.
  8. Power has been restored to the area of East and Scenic Drives.
  9. We are currently experiencing a power outage in the area of East Drive, Scenic Drive, and all side streets. Cause is unknown at this time.
  10. Governor Haslam requests that all flags are to be lowered to half-staff in honor of fallen Goodlettsville soldier Captain Joshua Lawrence.
  11. All power should be restored in the Briarcliff area.
  12. Power is out in Briarcliff area. UG cable has gone bad. We are replacing the cable. Power will be unreliable until early afternoon.
  13. Power has been restored on the East end of town.
  14. Power outage currently on East end of town. Crews are assessing situation. Includes these streets: California, Arkansas, Alabama, & others.
  15. Repairs are complete and power has been restored to the 1100 block of W. Outer.
  16. Morning storms caused damage & thus necessitated repairs in the 1100 blk of W.Outer. An outage will be necessary while repairs are made.
  17. Power has been restored to all areas.
  18. Power to Bristol Park apartments has been restored.
  19. Correction to last tweet: area should include West Outer Dr, not Outer Dr.
  20. Outage will begin at approx 9:15am and will include areas of Outer Dr, Highland Ave, Hillside Rd, & all side streets. Est time is 2hrs.