Like many local residents, some Mountain Parks Electric (MPE) employees have been required to evacuate.
Currently, MPE is working with Incident Command to determine when it will be safe to restore electric service to areas affected by the East Troublesome Fire. In some areas, the electric grid suffered significant damage and will need to be rebuilt.
Unfortunately, at this time, MPE cannot provide a timeline for power restoration to individual homes and businesses. MPE is unable to restore power on a case-by-case basis. Instead, sections of the grid are safely restored in a systematic approach.
At present, our line crews are surveying the fire damage and developing a power restoration plan. This entails inspecting substations, then working outward to power lines that deliver electricity to sections of homes and businesses.
Currently, our Granby headquarters is closed. MPE hopes to re-open the office next week and will provide more information on power restoration as information becomes available.