Why is power out in lubbock

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You do not need to call to report your outage. If you still wish to get in touch, you can email or text us at lightsout lpandl.

To report a street light power outage, call during business hours from 8 a. Don't go near downed power lines! Treat all wires as if they are live energized. Report damaged lines or equipment immediately to City of Lubbock Utilities at If there is a danger to life or property, call In the event of an outage, our crews work as quickly as possible to restore power. Please know customers are responsible for the safe installation, use, and maintenance of any temporary or back up electricity generation sources.

We understand outages are difficult on our customers. Our restoration crews are experts in getting the electricity back on. Especially during weather-related outages, damage can be widespread and repairs may be complex.

Our crews will always do their best to restore your electricity in a timely, safe and efficient manner. This could happen for many reasons. You may be on different circuits, or you could have damage to the line, transformer, fuse or switch that serves your home, but not your neighbor's.

First, we attempt to re-energize major circuits serving several thousand customers each. Then we concentrate on restoring service to smaller clusters of customers and individuals. When an outage occurs, our crews are dispatched as soon as possible. Our crews will always do their best to restore your electricity in a timely, safe and efficient manner, but we don't always know how long it will take.

Usually, trees are the culprit. Lubbock customers will not be able to shop the state's open electricity market until the remaining residents join ERCOT, which is expected to be in Everybody is treated the same. According to a news release, traffic lights and railroad crossings may be affected by the brief outages this weekend. LPD, for its part, confirms it will have officers out directing traffic at intersections as needed, but urged all drivers approaching an unlit traffic signal to treat that intersection like a four-way stop.

Drivers shouldn't call just to report an outage. The call center can be reached at