A routine maintenance inspection showed a weak link in OPALCO’s Eastsound circuit. To make the necessary repairs, an outage is planned for the night of Thursday, Oct. 11 beginning at 11 p.m.

The crew will be opening switches, which shuts off the power, to create a safe environment in which to work on the repairs. Members who live in Olga up to Youngren’s Pond will be out of power from 11 to 11:30 p.m.  The areas of Eastsound Village, North Beach, Buck Mountain and Raccoon Point will be out of power from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

OPALCO apologizes for the last minute nature of this planned outage. These repairs must be completed before the larger loads of the heating season test the system.

OPALCO members are responsible for their own equipment and OPALCO encourages all members to install surge protection to safeguard electronic, computer and other sensitive equipment and appliances. For more information on surge protection and to learn how to prepare for an outage, go to www.opalco.com.