January 20, 2020 3:40 a.m.
An additional 1,500 customers of Pacific Power in the Grants Pass and surrounding areas had their power restored on Sunday.
A release from the utility said crews are continuing to make progress clearing downed trees and repairing equipment. Nearly 1,500 customers remain without power due to damaged lines and equipment from last Thursday’s destructive winter storm. At the peak of that storm, over 18,000 customers were without service.
The release said the main challenge at this point are the hundreds of single outages spread across 60 to 70 miles with many of those single outages being in outlying areas. Over 300 Pacific Power personnel are continuing to work to return service to all impacted customers.
Residents can report power outages by calling 1-877-508-5088 or text OUT to 722797. Text STAT to 722797 to check the status of an outage. Outage information is also available at www.pacificpower.net.