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Planned electrical outage in Abernathy Thursday night - KCBD
Xcel Energy will cut power to a stretch of Abernathy Thursday night from 11 p.m.
The outage is planned, not an emergency, and the city expects it to last no more than an hour. For people on that block, the short window matters most if you have medical equipment, food in a chest freezer, or a security system that doesn't run on backup power. Anyone with questions can reach the Water Utility Emergency line at 806-778-6424, Hale County Non-Emergency at 806-296-2724, or Lubbock County Non-Emergency at 806-775-1400.
Abernathy sits about 25 miles north of Lubbock, and a one-hour planned outage is about as routine as utility work gets, but for the handful of blocks affected, midnight is a worse time to lose power than noon.
Common questions
What streets in Abernathy will lose power Thursday night?
- The outage covers Avenue D between 1st Street and 6th Street in Abernathy. Xcel Energy crews will be working on electrical lines in that stretch. The shutdown runs from 11 p.m. to midnight and is expected to last no more than one hour.
Who do I call if I have questions about the Abernathy power outage?
- You can call the Water Utility Emergency line at 806-778-6424, Hale County Non-Emergency at 806-296-2724, or Lubbock County Non-Emergency at 806-775-1400. This is a planned outage, not an emergency, but those lines can answer concerns.
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