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Show Power Outage For Garkane Customers RICHFIELD Garkane Power customers in Garfield County experienced expe-rienced a power outage late Wednesday Wednes-day night, Feb. 23., when a winter storm hit the area. A phase-to-ground fault occurred in the BryceRed Canyon area at 11:18 p.m., cutting power to the entire county. Garkane crews were immediately dispatched to the area. Battling near white-out conditions a times, the crews located the problem and all customers were back on line by 12:20 a.m. "At times, our crews work under extremely difficult conditions con-ditions in order to restore power to our customers," stated Carl Al-brecht, Al-brecht, Garkane's General Manager and CEO. "We appreciate their efforts, ef-forts, and we're sorry for the inconvenience incon-venience power outages cause." Garkane reminds it's customers to plan ahead for the inevitable weather-related power outages. Choose an easily accessible closet or cupboard for an emergency supply sup-ply of flashlights, batteries, candles and other needed items. |