Austin Energy boosts powerline safety for wildfire risk; power restoration may slow

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Energy (AE) said it has activated enhanced powerline safety settings due to an increased wildfire risk in the area.

The safety measure would be active from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Sunday, according to the utility.

“During that time, outage restoration may take longer than usual,” AE said…

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