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Several areas in Crookston reported having no power in multiple parts of the town. The Otter Tail Power Company reported that the issue was due to multiple tree issues tangling and taking out wires during the storm on Friday night and into Saturday morning. Numerous tree branches and limbs took out and broke several cross-arms
Summer is here, and forecasted higher-than-average temperatures may lead to increased energy demand. “Otter Tail Power has enough resources to serve our customers, though expected summer weather challenges could mean we’ll need to take additional steps to help maintain the reliability of the energy grid,” said Otter Tail Power Asset Management Vice President JoAnn Thompson.
Several areas of Crookston have reported that there are parts of the town that are without power. The Otter Tail Power Company has reported that they are aware of the issue but are not sure what has caused the outage, but that high winds are likely to blame. Electric crews are out trying to fix
Yesterday the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) approved changes to Otter Tail Power Company’s rates to reflect major shifts in the company’s generation fleet. The approval also marks changes to operating costs and revenues that occurred since the company’s last Minnesota rate review, filed in 2016. The MPUC set Otter Tail Power’s return on equity
Otter Tail Power Company will be having an emergency planned power outage starting at 6:00 p.m. tonight (May 4) in parts of Crookston after an equipment failure this morning. The area affected will be the Groveland, Memorial Drive, Golf Terrace, 6th Street, and 7th Street areas of Crookston. The outage will hopefully last no more
The United Way of Crookston has reached its 2021 campaign goal of $160,000. In doing so, they reached Executive Director Lori Wagner’s goal to meet the annual goal before her final day as she retires. “Six weeks ago, we had about $5,000 to make our goals,” said Wagner. “I was bound and determined, the board
