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CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo.—Black Hills Energy says ice building up on transmission lines and insulators caused a citywide power outage in Cripple Creek.
The Gazette reports () the city was without power around 8 a.m. Thursday, but service was restored to most customers by 10:10 a.m.
The utility says faulty insulators in a transformer near the El Paso Mine caused ice to build up on the power lines, leading to the outage.
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Information from: The Gazette,
