SPOKANE, Wash — Crews have been working ‘non-stop’ to restore power to approximately 61,000 Avista customers originally impacted by Wednesday’s windstorm, the utility company updated Friday.
Avista says with the majority of assessments complete, estimated restoration times are now available for most customers. One power pole can take up to eight hours to replace. As power is restored throughout Avista’s service territory, crews will be reassigned to support the remaining restoration efforts until every customer has their power restored.
Given the magnitude of devastation in certain areas and the recent snowfall, we now know some customers in the Silver Valley and Colville may not have power until Sunday…