Sitka power outage caused by tripped hydropower unit

Sitka power outage caused by tripped hydropower unit

The majority of Sitkans experienced a power outage Wednesday night (2-4-26) just before 9 p.m. City staff said it was caused by a hydropower generating unit at the Blue Lake Powerplant tripping offline “due to a high-oil alarm on its bearing lubrication system.” “Plant Operators responding to the outage were able to begin operation of a backup generating unit to restore power to the community,” Electric Utility Director Ron Vinson said in a stat…