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Recap
  • 414,847 Restorations completed. Many customers experienced multiple outages.
  • 204,010 Number of customers affected.
  • Peak number out at one time = 95,000.
  • 2,090 poles down.
  • 17,965 service lines to homes down.
  • 7,872 spans of power lines down.
  • 1,995 linemen provided by other utilities and contractors from 20 states.
  • 1,254 tree trimmers.
  • 1,200 Westar employees.
  • 531,121 labor hours.

Thank You Linemen and Line Clearance


News Releases
Westar Energy crews begin restoration work               12-11 3 a.m.
Westar Energy crews continue restoration work          12-11 7 p.m.
Westar Energy crews continue restoration work          12-12 5 a.m.
Westar Energy battles ice in 185 communities            12-12 5 p.m.
Westar Energy continues to restore power                   12-13 5 a.m.
Outages will continue to fluctuate as ice melts            12-13 4:30 p.m.
Crews make notable progress in restoration               12-14 6:00 a.m.
Incident highlights need for awareness, safety            12-14 5:30 p.m.
Westar Energy crews work through winter snow         12-15 10:00 a.m.
Restoration work turns to more localized outages      12-15 5:30 p.m.
Nearing completion in three divisions                            12-16 2 p.m.
Topeka area near completion                                          12-16 3 p.m.
Hutchinson area near completion                                   12-16 9 p.m.
Abilene, Salina area near completion                             12-17 12:30 p.m.
Westar Energy refines restoration expectations           12-17 3:30 p.m.
Westar enters final stages of restoring power              12-18 8 p.m.
Storm restoration, clean up continues                            12-19 12 p.m.
Westar completes storm-related power restoration    12-20 3:30 p.m.



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