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AEP Texas crews expect to restore electric service to customers affected by the Mill Fire, who can take power, by noon Thursday. At 8:30 a.m. Thursday, 40 customers remain without power.

Se espera que las cuadrillas de AEP Texas restablezcan el servicio eléctrico a los clientes afectados por el Mill Fire, quienes puedan recibir electricidad, para el mediodía del jueves. A las 9:30 a.m. del jueves, 40 clientes todavía permanecen sin electricidad.

AEP Texas has issued an updated estimated time of restoration (ETR) for customers affected by the Mill Fire in Gregory. Because of the time of access to the affected area this morning, crews now expect to restore electric service to customers who can take power by 3 p.m. Thursday. At 11:30 a.m. Thursday, 40 customers remain without power.

AEP Texas cortó temporalmente el suministro eléctrico a algunas líneas en Gregory el miércoles por la tarde a petición de las autoridades locales para prevenir una posible amenaza a la seguridad pública. A las 7:30 del miércoles, aproximadamente 480 clientes se encontraban sin luz en la zona afectada.

AEP Texas temporarily de-energized select power lines in Gregory Wednesday afternoon at the request of local authorities to prevent a potential threat to public safety. At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, approximately 480 customers are without power in the affected area.

AEP Texas crews will temporarily close Interstate Highway 37 at N. Port Ave., including all connector ramps, flyovers and access points, beginning at 10 p.m. Wednesday, August 13, and extending until 5 a.m., Thursday, August 14, to perform emergency utility work.

Weather permitting, AEP Texas will temporarily deenergize the North Padre Island substation beginning at 2 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, to make needed repairs safely to some substation equipment.

Approximately 50 line and service crews continued rebuilding infrastructure and restoring power early Saturday to residents in Alice after storms destroyed pieces of the area’s electric grid.

Crews have restored electric service to nearly all impacted customers who are able to take power to their premise after a thunderstorm with heavy rains and reported 90 mile per hour winds destroyed some electrical infrastructure in Alice late Thursday. At 7 p.m. Saturday, approximately 100 customers remain without power.

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