Raccoon causes early morning power outage

Raccoon causes early morning power outage

A masked animal bandit was the culprit that led to about a four-hour power outage early Tuesday morning for more than 2,900 Yampa Valley Electric Association customers. “We had 2,905 members out, starting at roughly 12:45 a.m.,” said Carly Davidson, YVEA public relations specialist. “It sadly was caused by a raccoon getting into the substation. We started getting power turned back on for people around 3:45 a.m., with the last meter turned on at …