UPDATE: NV Energy cancels Carson City power outage

UPDATE, Wednesday, 10:45 a.m.

The Public Safety Outage Management Watch for Genoa, south Carson City, and Glenbrook has been canceled due to updated weather forecasts in these areas, NV Energy said in a news release.

INITIAL STORY

Due to elevated fire weather conditions forecast for Northern Nevada, NV Energy is issuing a Public Safety Outage Management Watch, for approximately 322 NV Energy customers beginning at approximately noon Wednesday, Sept. 11 and lasting through Thursday, Sept. 12 at 9 a.m., in south Carson City, Genoa and Glenbrook, according to a news release.

The PSOM is not related to the Davis Fire but an action NV Energy may take to prevent wildfire based on extreme weather criteria.

Impacted customers are being notified directly via phone, text, email messages and social media, the release said. NV Energy will continue to monitor fire weather conditions and will provide regular updates on the status of the outage.

A watch means that certain weather criteria including high winds, low humidity and temperatures may require NV Energy to proactively de-energize equipment for the safety of our community and to avoid a potential wildfire ignition.

During the outage NV Energy will de-energize power for customers in high-risk zones to help protect against wildfires. This outage will be adjusted or cancelled if weather conditions change.

The outage timeframe includes the duration of the weather event and an estimate of how long it will take crews to inspect the lines for damage, vegetation or debris to begin restoring power. The restoration time may change based on weather conditions or if crews must make repairs to equipment.

Additional information, including outage preparedness tips, PSOM criteria and maps of the impacted zones can be found at nvenergy.com/psom. Customers can enroll MyAccount to receive automatic text and email notifications about outages and other important information.