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Staff reports: outages, meter replacements, ACS ramp-up and software RFP updates
Summary
Operations staff reported a July transmission outage and a short transformer outage, ongoing water-main flushing and meter replacements, American Crystal Sugar’s staged restart, and progress on a software replacement RFP; staff and commissioners discussed budget inputs for 2026.
Operations and administrative staff provided a series of routine updates at the Aug. 6 meeting covering recent outages, ongoing maintenance and planning for 2026 budgets.
Ryan (operations) reported that a WAPA transmission outage during a thunderstorm on July 27 caused a multi-hour interruption; crews rerouted supply and restored service by 4:33 a.m. A separate incident occurred when a vehicle struck the backside of a transformer; crews repaired the line…
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